Desi startups successfully perform space tests on payloads attached to last rocket stage
Thursday, 4 January 2024 Indian space startups Dhruva Space and Bellatrix Aerospace have successfully tested their P30 satellite platform and high performance green propulsion systems, respectively, on board the last stage of the PSLV-C58 rocket, which doubled up as an experimental platform, also called PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), in space. The PSLV-C58 rocket’s fourth stage was activated in space after the rocket, launched on January 1 from Sriharikota, completed its primary mission of launching main satellite X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSAT) into its desired orbit.
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