India Exam Junction
[PSSSB SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT, 2024]
2. ISRO launched _______ satellite on 1st January 2024.
Chandrayaan-3
Aditya-L1 spacecraft
COSMOS 2573
XPoSat
Correct Answer :
XPoSat
Solution
On January 1, 2024, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) aboard the PSLV-C58 rocket. This mission marked ISRO's first dedicated polarimetry mission, aiming to study the polarization of X-ray emissions from various celestial sources, including black holes and neutron stars.