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XPoSAT

Posted: 17/06/2023

XPoSAT

Why in news?:

XPoSat is India’s first polarimetry mission, developed in collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Raman Research Institute (RRI) (an autonomous research institute), to be launched later this year.

About XPoSat mission:

About

The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is an ISRO-planned space observatory to study the polarisation of cosmic X-rays

What is Polarisation?

Polarization refers to the direction in which waves vibrate, particularly in the context of light.