New Delhi: In a historic transfer, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to launch an area mission on January 1, deploying the PSLV-DL variant rocket carrying the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) and 10 further payloads. Previously, ISRO carried out house missions in January utilizing its PSLV and GSLV rockets, however by no means on the inaugural day of the calendar yr.
At 9.10 a.m. the Indian rocket PSLV-DL variant with the code PSLV-C58, standing 44.4-metre tall and weighing 260 ton, will blast off from the primary launch pad on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh XPoSat weighing about 740 kg and 10 scientific payloads mounted to the PSLV Orbital Platform.
PSLV-C58/ XPoSat Mission:
The launch of the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is ready for January 1, 2024, at 09:10 Hrs. IST from the primary launch-pad, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota.https://t.co/gWMWX8N6IvThe launch will be seen LIVE
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At about 21 minutes into its flight, the rocket will orbit XPoSat at an altitude of about 650 km. In its regular configuration, the PSLV is a four-stage/engine expendable rocket powered by strong and liquid fuels, alternatively, with six booster motors strapped onto the primary stage to provide larger thrust throughout the preliminary flight moments.
The ISRO has 5 sorts of PSLV rockets — Standard, Core Alone, XL, DL, and QL. The main distinction between them is the variety of strap-on boosters used which, in flip, largely will depend on the burden of the satellites to be orbited.
The PSLV makes use of 6,4,2 strong rocket strap-on motors to reinforce the thrust offered by the primary stage in PSLV-XL, QL & DL variants, respectively. However, strap-ons usually are not used within the core-alone model (PSLV-CA).
