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ISRO Proba 3 launch today: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59/Proba-3 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
The mission will involve the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59 which will launch satellites weighing approximately 550 kg into a highly elliptical orbit. The PROBA-3 mission is an “In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission” by the European Space Agency (ESA). Year Informed.
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Role of ‘Magician’
The mission consists of two spacecraft, namely the Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and the Occulter Spacecraft (OSC), which will be launched together in a “stacked configuration” (one on top of the other).
ISRO said the mission aims to perform precision formation flight, and the two spacecraft, ‘Coronograph’ and ‘Occulter’, will be launched together in a stacked configuration.
PSLV is on its 61st flight and the XL version is on its 26th flight. After a journey of about 18 minutes, the 550 kg Proba-3 satellites will be placed in the desired orbit. PTI Informed.
After reaching initial orbital positions, both satellites will fly together 150 meters apart (as one large satellite formation) so that the ‘Occulter’ spacecraft blocks the Sun’s solar disk, enabling the coronagraph to study the corona. Can go. The Sun or its surrounding atmosphere for scientific observation.
“The corona, hotter than the Sun, is where space weather originates and is a subject of widespread scientific and practical interest,” the European Space Agency said.
PSLV is a launch vehicle that helps in carrying satellites and other payloads into space as per the requirements of ISRO. This launch vehicle is India’s first to be equipped with liquid stages. The first PSLV was successfully launched in October 1994.
According to ISRO, the launch of PSLVC-59 will have four phases. The total mass lifted by the launch vehicle is approximately 320 tonnes.
The space organization also highlighted how this launch mission also exemplifies the “reliable accuracy” of PSLV and collaboration with other agencies.
After liftoff on schedule at 4.08 pm on Wednesday, the satellites are expected to reach high Earth orbit and have an orbital period of 19.7 hours with 60,530 km apogee (farthest point from Earth) and 600 km perigee (closest point). Earth), PTI Informed.
(with inputs from agencies)
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