What Is XPoSAT? First-Of-Its-Kind ISRO Mission That Will Study Black Holes, Neutron Stars And More

ISRO XPoSAT launch: The first orbital launch attempt of 2024 is PSLV's 60th mission, and ISRO's 92nd mission overall. Two scientific payloads onboard XPoSAT will study interesting celestial objects.

XPoSAT: India launched the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSAT), the country's first mission to study black holes and neutron stars, on January 1, 2024. The spacecraft will analyse X-ray sources of celestial bodies such as black holes, neutron stars, and active galactic nuclei. ( Image Source :ISRO )

XPoSAT: India launched the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSAT), the country's first mission to study black holes and neutron stars, on Monday, January 1. The 2024 New Year's Day mission is India's first dedicated polarimetry mission to study the dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. This means that the spacecraft will analyse X-ray sources of celestial bodies such as black holes, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei, and pulsar wind nebulae by measuring the beams