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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV-DLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
XPoSat
Launched
January 1, 2024 · 03:40 UTC
Summary
XPoSat launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV-DL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on January 1, 2024 at 03:40 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 89th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,590th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th PSLV-DL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). XPoSAT, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 646 × 660 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for ISRO
- Milestone
- 4th PSLV-DL flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 89th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,590th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XPoSAT · NORAD 58694 · 2024-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-001A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-01 12:58:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74832572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010384
- Inclination
- 5.9849°
- Ascending node
- 116.478°
- Arg. of perigee
- 355.8478°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.4429°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 1 still in orbit
- XPoSAT · NORAD 58694 · in orbit
- POEM-3 · NORAD 58695 · re-entered March 21, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a low earth orbit. The primary payload POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-rays) will measure the polarimetry parameters (degree and angle of polarization) in medium X-ray energy range of 8-30 keV photons of astronomical origin. The XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing) payload will give spectroscopic information in the energy range of 0.8-15 keV. In addition, 10 attached payloads on the PSLV 4th stage will perform various experiments and testing from Indian institutions coordinated by ISRO, known as PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3).
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
58th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 93rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 1, 9:10 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success and satellite in operation.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/1/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/1/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2023 · source
Updated NET to 03:40 UTC 2024-01-01
hitura-nobad · 12/26/2023 · source
NET New Year's Day, 2024 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2023 · source
NET December 28, 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/25/2023 · source
NET late December 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2023 · source
Updating LV
Nosu · 4/22/2023 · source
Q2 2023
Nosu · 10/14/2022 · source
Questions
When did XPoSat launch?
XPoSat launched on January 1, 2024 at 03:40 UTC.
Where can I watch XPoSat?
Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C58/XPoSat Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XPoSat?
PSLV-DL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV-DL spec sheet
Where did XPoSat launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Jan 1, 9:10 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did XPoSat reach?
XPoSAT, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 646 × 660 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did XPoSat launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).