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ISRO successfully launched its maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite on January 1, 2024.
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The satellite would offer several insights into celestial objects like black holes.
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The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is aimed to investigate the polarisation of intense X-ray sources in space.
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According to ISRO, it is the first dedicated scientific satellite from the space agency to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial sources.
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The 44.4-metre tall rocket lifted off majestically with thunderous applause from spectators who had descended in large numbers at the Sriharikota spaceport.
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ISRO's PSLV-C58 carrying an X-ray polarimeter satelite and 10 other satelites lifts-off from the spaceposrt of Sriharikota.
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