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AstroSat's Full Capability Deciphers Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 February 20, 2024 Paper: Click here

ISRO''s AstroSat observatory enables study of transient black hole X-Ray binary star system

XPoSat is ready for launch. https://m.timesofindia.com/india/beyond-sun-moon-isro-chief-somanath-reiterates-missions-in-pipeline/articleshow/102741661.cms?from=mdr Launch likely on SSLV since they can't get a new PSLV assembled in a short span of time.

May be, would say that there's been no news about AstroSat either for too long.

No longer getting any data from it for long and that's how I put it. It's life was supposedly 5 years which has passed long ago in 2020.

Enlisted all high profile space based observatories of India: AstroSat (LEO) - Retired from service, detected 500+ black holes formations till date. AstroSat-2 (LEO) - In development XPoSat (LEO) - Launch planned this year ExoWorlds (L2) - In study INdian Spectroscopic and Imaging Space...

Advantages of putting spacecraft in L2 point (reference to ESA's Euclid). https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/esa-to-launch-euclid-mission-on-july-1-highlights/story

Quoting about ExoWorlds from IIST annual report. https://www.iist.ac.in/sites/default/files/library/Annual%20Report%202019-20%20-%20Final%20compressed.pdf Page 98 4.4.3 ExoWorlds The study of extrasolar planets is revolutionizing modern astronomy. Envisaging a giant leap forward, a pioneering...

From ISRO/IUCAA (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics) - URL embedded in main text (No Copyvio intended and content has been copied for purpose of archival) Black hole bonanza: India’s AstroSat witnesses black hole birth for the 500th time Figure 1: Positions of all 500 Gamma...

From ISRO/IUCAA (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics) - URL embedded in main text (No Copyvio intended and content has been copied for purpose of archival) Witnessing the ‘live’ formation of dwarf galaxies with AstroSat's ultraviolet-eye Figure 1: The background is a 3-color...

This thread will remain an archive for all space observatories. Those with a high profile will get a dedicated thread too.

Dedicated for project PRATUSH. https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/pratush-indias-moon-based-telescope.83605/#post-2375611 @Swesh @Vamsi Should same be done for XPoSat and INSIST when they are realised?

Apr 20, 2021 Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Utilizing AstroSat archival data (3rd Batch) For a detailed information on the AO please refer to AstroSat_AO The completely filled-in application has to reach [email protected] on or before 31-05-2021.

Mystery of a peculiar star SU Lyn resolved by PRL scientists using AstroSat The Astrosat-UVIT spectrum of SU Lyn with the emission lines identified. Archival spectra of three other symbiotic systems (ER Del, SY Mus and AS 210) are also shown for comparison. Reference : Vipin Kumar...

The thread is about Indian space telescopes though. Not RLV or Human spaceflight.

Even INSIST would require nothing less than GSLV Mk3.

Add, Indian Lunar Space Telescope to be deployed on Moon INSIST is still in pre-project phase. It is just a proposal by IIA in response to ISRO's announcement opportunity. Whether ISRO picks INSIST or something else is on ISRO.

New telescope announced!! INdian Spectroscopic Imaging Telescope (INSIST) with ability to look at celestial bodies at high resolution. Launch propsoed in mid-2020s! Launch mass will determine whether it can be Indian version of Hubble Space telescope or better something no one has ever tried...

Dec 06, 2019 Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Utilizing AstroSat archival data The completely filled-in application has to reach [email protected] on or before 14-01-2020.