What’s in the news?

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C58. 
• The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Ten other scientific payloads were also launched along with XPoSat. 
• This mission marks India’s first dedicated scientific endeavour to study the polarisation of cosmic X-rays from celestial sources. 
• Following the launch of XPoSat, India has become the second country in the world after the United States to send a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy. 
• The mission life of the primary payload XPoSat is about five years. 
• XPoSat has been successfully launched into a 650 km Low Earth Orbit as intended.

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