India to study black holes with first satellite launch after US
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 2, 2024
India launched its first satellite on Jan 1 to study black holes as it seeks to deepen its space exploration efforts ahead of an ambitious crewed mission in 2025.
The spacecraft, named X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, was propelled into an orbit of 350km from an island near India’s main spaceport of Sriharikota, off the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, according to Dr S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).
The satellite, weighing about 470kg, will carry out research on X-rays emanating from around 50 celestial objects with the help of . . .
