Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:57pm on 05 Dec 2024,Thursday Science
ISRO's PSLV rocket successfully launched two European satellites, Proba-3, into orbit from Sriharikota. The mission, postponed by a day due to a satellite issue, lifted off at 4:04 pm and placed the satellites in a 600 km orbit. Proba-3 will create an artificial solar eclipse to study the Sun's corona, a mysterious and ultra-hot outer layer. This is the world's first precision formation flying mission, where two satellites work together autonomously. ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath praised the team's precision. The project, led by ESA with Belgium and Spain, marks a major achievement in solar research and international collaboration.
