(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite

(JANUARY-2024)

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.

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.

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.