ISRO XPoSat launch LIVE updates: India to launch satellite to study black holes today

ISRO XPoSat Launch LIVE Updates: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in its first space mission of 2024, is all set to launch the X ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on Monday, January 1. The satellite will be launched at 9:10am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

After the Chandrayaan 3 and Aditya L1 mission by the Indian space department, this will be the next historic step towards space exploration by the country. Through this satellite, India will become the second country in the world after the United States to send a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy.

The mission will be live streamed on the official website and social media handles of ISRO. The XPoSat will be placed into an eastward low inclination orbit, to be carried by the PSLV C58 spacecraft. Apart from XPoSat, the PSLV C58 will also carry the ‘PSLV Orbital Experimental Module’ to space.

Announcing the mission on X, ISRO wrote, "The launch of the X Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is set for January 1, 2024, at 09:10 Hrs. IST from the first launch pad, SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.” ISRO XPoSat launch LIVE updates: Launch through PSLV spacecraft The XPoSat satellite will be launched into space through the PSLC C58 spacecraft, which will also carry the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module.

ISRO XPoSat launch LIVE updates: Mission details The X ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), to be launched on Monday, will be the second satellite in the world to study black holes and neutron stars. It will use its X ray technology to pick up radiations from the black holes, collecting data on their behaviour in space.

ISRO XPoSat launch LIVE updates: Launch timings ISRO will launch the XPoSat satellite on January 1, at 9:10 am. The satellite will be aboard the PSLV C58 spacecraft, to be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh..