The aim of the mission is to demonstrate precision formation flying, ISRO said.
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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced that the launch for the expected launch of PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission satellites will take place on December 4 (Wednesday), at 4:06 PM from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota in Andhra pradesh.
The mission will see the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59 carry satellites weighing nearly 550 kg in a highly elliptical orbit.
The PROBA-3 mission is an “In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission” of the European Space Agency (ESA).
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“The objective of the mission is to demonstrate precision formation flying,” ISRO said in a statement about the launch.
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).
PSLV is a launch vehicle that helps carry satellites and other payloads to space, or as per the requirements of ISRO. This launch vehicle is India's first vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages.
The first PSLV was successfully launched in October 1994.
According to ISRO, the PSLVC-59 will have four launch phases.
The total mass that the launch vehicle will take off is approximately 320 tons.
The space agency also highlighted how this launch mission is also an example of the PSLV's “trusted precision” and collaboration with other agencies.
“This mission is an example of the trusted precision of PSLV and the collaboration of NSIL (NewSpace India Limited), ISRO and ESA,” the post said.
The last PSLV launch was PSLV-C58, which launched the XPOSAT satellite into a “low-inclination eastward orbit” on January 1, 2024.
The ESA said Proba-3 is the world's first precision formation flight mission. It will study the solar corona, the outermost and hottest layer of the sun's atmosphere.
The satellite was also called Xray Polarimeter Satellite. It is ISRO's first dedicated science satellite to conduct research on space-based polarization measurements of X-rays from celestial sources.
–IANS
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