PSLV XL Proba-3 Launch: ISRO successfully launches ESA’s mission to study sun’s corona
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission aboard its trusted PSLV-C59 rocket on Thursday, a major milestone in international space collaboration.
The Proba-3 mission consists of two satellites, Coronagraph (310 kg) and Occulter (240 kg), designed to study the Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere.
S. Somanath, the chairman of ISRO, acknowledged that the mission has been accomplished successfully.
S. Somanath, the chairman of ISRO, acknowledged that the mission has been accomplished successfully.
The satellites will operate as one system, flying in precise formation 150 meters apart to enable advanced solar observation.
PSLV-C59, undertaking its 61st flight, will place the satellites into a highly elliptical orbit 18 minutes after lift-off.
Once operational, the Occulter satellite will block the Sun’s disk, allowing the Coronagraph to study the surrounding atmosphere, where space weather originates.
The mission aims to explore the corona, which is significantly hotter than the Sun’s surface and a critical area for understanding solar activity.
PSLV-C59, undertaking its 61st flight, will place the satellites into a highly elliptical orbit 18 minutes after lift-off.
Once operational, the Occulter satellite will block the Sun’s disk, allowing the Coronagraph to study the surrounding atmosphere, where space weather originates.
The mission aims to explore the corona, which is significantly hotter than the Sun’s surface and a critical area for understanding solar activity.
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