Space
XPoSat mission
- The Indian Space Research Organisation has announced a plan to launch its first Xray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) to investigate the polarisation of intense X-ray sources.
- The XPoSat is designed for observation from a low earth orbit.
- It will carry two scientific payloads.
- The mission life is expected to be approximately five years.
- The primary payload was developed by the Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru with support
from ISRO centres. - The secondary payload was developed by the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO.
