Giving information about this, ISRO said in a post on X that the PSLVC59/PROBA-3 mission will be the 61st flight of PSLV and the 26th flight with the PSLV-XL configuration, which includes a set of satellites to carry.
simultaneous flight of two spacecraft
According to reports, this mission involves two spacecraft. Their names are Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and Occulter Spacecraft (OSC). These will be launched in ‘stacked configuration’ (one above the other).
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📅 Liftoff: 4th December… pic.twitter.com/yBtA3PgKAn
— ISRO (@isro) December 3, 2024
PSLV is a launch vehicle, whose job is to deliver satellites and other payloads into space. Its first successful flight took place in the year 1994. The current PSLV-C59 can lift a total capacity of 320 tonnes.
PSLV’s PSLV-C58 launch vehicle last carried the XPOSAT satellite into space. This launch took place on January 1 this year. ISRO also says Wednesday’s launch is an example of the PSLV’s ‘reliable accuracy’ and collaboration with other agencies.
Proba-3 is the world’s first precision flight mission. It will study the corona, the outermost and hottest layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. This will be the first time that the Sun can be seen so closely. New discoveries about the Sun can be made through this mission. What is happening on the surface of the Sun can be observed very closely. Along with this, the origin of solar storms and their movement will also be known better.