WATCH: ISRO launches XPoSat, India’s first, world’s second satellite to study black holes

The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, Monday launched X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) from the first launch-pad, SDSC-SHAR, at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

The launch of XPoSat marks India’s first satellite launch in 2023 and comes after the Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1 mission by the Indian space department.

#WATCH | PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch | ISRO launches X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) from the first launch-pad, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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XPoSat stands as the world’s second X-ray polarimetry mission, following NASA’s launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in December 2021.

'POEM-3 being scripted'

After the launch of XPoSat, ISRO took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to inform that the lift-off was normal and the satellite has been launched successfully.

PSLV-C58/XPoSat Mission:
Lift-off normal