(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite
(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite
(JANUARY-2024)
X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarisation of intense X-Ray sources.
About the mission
- The XPoSat spacecraft is designated for observation from Low Earth Orbit, carrying two scientific payloads.
- With these two payloads, the XpoSat mission is capable of simultaneous studies of temporal, spectral, and polarization features of the bright X-Ray sources.
The mission objectives include:
- measurement of X-Ray polarization in the energy band of 8-30 keV emanated from X-Ray sources,
- long-term spectral and temporal studies of cosmic X-Ray sources in the energy band of 0.8-15 keV.
- Mission life is expected to be approximately five years.
- The payloads onboard XpoSat will observe the X-Ray sources during the spacecraft’s transit through the
Earth’s shadow, i.e., during the eclipse period. - The XpoSat will be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), from the Satish Dhawan Space
Center in Sriharikota. - XpoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions.
- The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a low earth orbit.
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