AstroSat
Mission Objective
Understand high energy processes in binary star systems containing neutron stars and black holes.
Summary
India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope.
Timeline
- Launch: 28 September 2015
Key Facts
Year
2015
Type
Observatory
Vehicle
PSLV-C30
- Observes universe in Optical, UV, and X-ray bands simultaneously.
- Discovered UV emission from a galaxy 9 billion light-years away.