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SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH), Jan 1: With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>successful\u00a0<\/span>launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X-Ray\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Polarimeter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>satellite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Monday,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>able\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>learn\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>astronomical\u00a0<\/span>objects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>black\u00a0<\/span>holes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Launched\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>scheduled\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>9.10\u00a0<\/span><\/span>am\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>launch\u00a0<\/span>pad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>always\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dependable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Polar\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>Satellite<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vehicle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PSLV)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>successfully\u00a0<\/span>completed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>C58\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mission,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>putting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>primary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X-Ray\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Polarimeter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>satellite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>XPoSat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>650\u00a0<\/span>km\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Low\u00a0<\/span>Earth\u00a0<\/span>Orbit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>planned.<\/span><\/span><\/span> 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<\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>average\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missionary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stays\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span>years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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