AstroSat- Indian Observatory for Deep Sky

 

AstroSat

Indian Observatory for Deep Sky

AstroSat was launched on September 28, 2015 using PSLV launch vehicle by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It is first Indian Astronomical satellite dedicated for studying deep sky celestial objects using multi wavelength analysis simultaneously. It can observe X-Ray (like Chandra X-Ray Observatory), Optical (like Hubble Telescope) and UV bands simultaneously.

Its primary objective is to observe high energy processes in binary star systems, estimate magnetic fields of neuron star, detect new briefly bright X-Rays and perform deep sky observations in Ultraviolet region.

The minimum useful life of AstroSat is of 5 Years. During this lifespan it is controlled by a ground-based control station of ISRO located at Bangalore.

In recent update from ISRO about AstroSat Mission is that it discovered a deepest galaxy which was named as AUDFs01.It is estimated to be 9.30 billion light-years away. This discovery was made by observing Extreme Ultraviolet Light coming from other galaxy by scientist at Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune.

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