Astrosat

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General

Designation	40930 / 15052A
Launch date	28 Sep 2015
Country of origin	India
Mission	Scientific: X-ray astronomy
Perigee/Apogee	640/656 km
Inclination	6°
Period	97.6 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #31

Launch initially planned in 2005.

Will study distant objects such as blackholes.

Owned by ISRO, other Indian institutions involved are Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Raman Research Institute

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External resources

http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/astrosat

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	ISRO
Platform
Mass at launch	1513 kg
Mass in orbit
Payload mass	782 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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LAXPC (Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter)

Set of 3 counters to operate in 2-80 keV band

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CZT Array

Array detected for spectroscopy in 10-100 keV band

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SXT (Soft X-ray Telescope)

imaging and spectroscopy in 0.3-8.0 keV band

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SSM (Scanning Sky Monitor)

Set of 3 counters

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UVIT (UltraViolet Imaging Telescope)

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