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Isro’s XPoSat: India is the second country to launch satellite to study X-ray polarisation

IndiaTimes Monday, 1 January 2024
After the successful launch, Isro’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre director V Narayanan said XPoSat is the second satellite in the world launched to study X-ray polarisation. NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is the first such satellite. It was launched on December 9, 2021.
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 Welcoming the New Year, a PSLV rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, carrying a total of 11 satellites, including ISRO's groundbreaking X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat). XPoSat marks India's inaugural dedicated polarimetry mission, designed to investigate the...

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