India launched satellite to study black holes

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) kicked off the new year with the launch of the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission, TASS reports

Photo: www.isp.today

It is reported that the rocket was launched from the spaceport on the island of Sriharikota in the Bay of Bengal, where the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located.

The mission of the XPoSat satellite will be to study black holes. It is noted that this device is the first specialised scientific apparatus for conducting research in the field of space measurements of X-ray radiation from celestial sources.

With the launch of XPoSAT, India has become the second country after the US to have a station for studying black holes and neutron stars, the Indian space agency notes.