🚨 ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/7cVOZZGQvV
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:48am on 05 Dec 2024,Thursday Science
India's ISRO successfully launched the Proba-3 mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) from Sriharikota at 4:04 PM today. The mission, managed by NewSpace India Ltd., involves two satellites, Coronagraph (310 kg) and Occulter (240 kg), flying 150 meters apart in precise formation to study the Sun's Corona. Proba-3 aims to provide critical insights into space weather and the Sun’s outer atmosphere, which is hotter than its surface. Officials called the liftoff a "textbook launch," with the 44.5-meter rocket achieving its desired orbit within 18 minutes. This marks another milestone in India’s global space collaboration.
