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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7808| Title: | Project AstroSat: five years of operations and continuing |
| Authors: | Seetha, S Girish, V Rao, V. Koteswara |
| Keywords: | Multi-wavelength satellite proposal-based space observatory scientific payloads ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2021 |
| Publisher: | Springer for Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, India |
| Citation: | Current Science, 2021, Vol.121, p214-221 |
| Abstract: | India's first dedicated multi-wavelength satellite, AstroSat, was launched by PSLV C30 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on 28 September 2015. It is India's first multi-wavelength observatory. AstroSat carries five scientific payloads and is capable of simultaneous observations from ultraviolet to very hard X- rays. It has completed five years of on-board operations in September 2020 as a proposal-based observatory. Currently, it has close to 1500 global users and has resulted in more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals. This article is an overview providing a brief description of the AstroSat mission and some recent results using data from this unique Indian space observatory. |
| Description: | Open Access available from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, India |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7808 |
| ISSN: | 0011-3891 |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/0.18520/cs/v121/i2/214-221 |
| Copyright: | 2021 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, India |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) |
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