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X-ray Polarimeter Satellite

December 2 , 2023 360 days 522 0
  • Indian Space Research Organization has announced a plant to launch its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) to investigate the polarisation of intense X-ray sources.
  • The mission objectives include the measurement of X-ray polarisation in the energy band of 8-30 keV emanating from X-rax sources and long term spectral and temporal studies of cosmic X-ray sources in the energy band of 0,8-15 keV.
  • This mission live is expected to be approximately five years.

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