ISRO Launches India’s First Dedicated Space Observatory, Astrosat

Astrosat, India’s first dedicated space observatory, was launched on Monday morning from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

Astrosat, India’s first dedicated space observatory, was launched on Monday morning from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It is aimed at studying celestial objects.

PSLV-C30 carrying Astrosat along with six other co-passengers, one satellite each from Indonesia and Canada, and four nano-satellites from the US.

Astrosat will observe the universe in optical, ultraviolet, low and high energy X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, whereas most other scientific satellites are capable of observing a narrow range of wavelength band.

(With inputs from the PTI)