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Overview of the AstroSat Mission


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1 Space Science Programme Office, ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru 560 231, India
 

AstroSat is the first dedicated astronomy mission of India aimed at simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of celestial sources in X-ray, ultraviolet and limited optical spectral bands. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 28 September 2015 by PSLV-C30 (XL) in its 30th consecutive successful flight. The satellite was placed in an orbit with an altitude of 650 km and 6 orbital inclination. Currently, all the payloads are operational and observations are underway. The mission life is expected to be 5 years.

Keywords

Astronomy Mission, Celestial Sources, Multiwavelength Observations, Payloads.
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S. Seetha
Space Science Programme Office, ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru 560 231, India
S. Megala
Space Science Programme Office, ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru 560 231, India

Abstract


AstroSat is the first dedicated astronomy mission of India aimed at simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of celestial sources in X-ray, ultraviolet and limited optical spectral bands. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 28 September 2015 by PSLV-C30 (XL) in its 30th consecutive successful flight. The satellite was placed in an orbit with an altitude of 650 km and 6 orbital inclination. Currently, all the payloads are operational and observations are underway. The mission life is expected to be 5 years.

Keywords


Astronomy Mission, Celestial Sources, Multiwavelength Observations, Payloads.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi04%2F579-582