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New Delhi | Updated: January 2, 2024 03:29 IST The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked the beginning of the new year with a triumphant launch of its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aimed at studying X-ray polarisation and celestial sources such as black holes and neutron stars. The launch took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Monday morning, where ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C58, successfully placed the XPoSat into a precise circular orbit of 650 km after a 21-minute flight. The XPoSat is a…

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