Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in high spirits as India has made a ‘great start to 2024’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in high spirits as India has made a ‘great start to 2024’

Modi, in a post on X, lauded the scientists of ISRO for bringing a great start to 2024 over the successful launch of XPoSat satellite

Modi, in a post on X, lauded the scientists of ISRO for bringing a great start to 2024 over the successful launch of XPoSat satellite

“A great start to 2024 thanks to our scientists! This launch is wonderful news for the space sector and will enhance India's prowess in this field,” he wrote in a post on X

“A great start to 2024 thanks to our scientists! This launch is wonderful news for the space sector and will enhance India's prowess in this field,” he wrote in a post on X

“Best wishes to our scientists at @isro and the entire space fraternity in taking India to unprecedented heights,” he added

“Best wishes to our scientists at @isro and the entire space fraternity in taking India to unprecedented heights,” he added

ISRO kicked off the new year with the launch of the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on January 1, 2024

ISRO kicked off the new year with the launch of the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on January 1, 2024

The PSLV, in its 60th mission, lifted off at 9.10 a.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, and 22 minutes later launched the XPoSat into an eastward low inclination orbit

The PSLV, in its 60th mission, lifted off at 9.10 a.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, and 22 minutes later launched the XPoSat into an eastward low inclination orbit

XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources such as blackhole, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei, pulsar wind nebulae etc. in extreme conditions

XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources such as blackhole, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei, pulsar wind nebulae etc. in extreme conditions

The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a low earth orbit.

The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a low earth orbit.

The primary payload POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-rays) will measure the polarimetry parameters (degree and angle of polarization) in medium X-ray energy range of 8-30 keV photons of astronomical origin

The primary payload POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-rays) will measure the polarimetry parameters (degree and angle of polarization) in medium X-ray energy range of 8-30 keV photons of astronomical origin

The XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing) payload will give spectroscopic information in the energy range of 0.8-15 keV

The XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing) payload will give spectroscopic information in the energy range of 0.8-15 keV

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