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Successfully launched a satellite for astronomical research for the second time after the United States
Indian black hole research satellite being launched on the 1st
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(New Delhi = Yonhap News) Correspondent Chang-yeop Yoo = India, which attracted global attention last year by landing the world’s first unmanned lunar probe on the lunar south pole, successfully launched a satellite for research on celestial bodies such as black holes on the first day of the new year.
According to Indian media such as The Times of India on the 2nd (local time), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the settled in.
A polarimeter is a device that measures optical activity and measures the property of a material to rotate the plane of polarization of light.
XPoSat, equipped with two related instruments, will study X-rays emitted from astronomical objects such as black holes, neutron stars, and galactic nuclei.
India is the second country, after the United States, to successfully launch such a satellite for astronomical research.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the satellite in 2021.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the successful launch of XPoSat, saying in a post on the social media
“This satellite will complement the scientific goals we have set for various space observations,” said ISRO Director S. Somanat.
India, which succeeded in landing the world’s first unmanned lunar probe ‘Chandrayaan 3’ at the lunar south pole last year and successfully launched the solar observation satellite ‘Aditya L1’, plans to embark on at least 12 space exploration missions this year.
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