Astrosat

Short description: Space observatory

Astrosat

Mission type| Space telescope
Operator| ISRO
COSPAR ID| 2015-052A
SATCAT no.| 40930
Website| astrosat.iucaa.in
Mission duration| Planned: 5 years
Elapsed : 10 years, 7 months, 11 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft| Astrosat
Launch mass| 1,513 kg (3,336 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date| September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)[1][2]
Rocket| PSLV-C30
Launch site| Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Contractor| ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Near-equatorial
Semi-major axis| 7020 km
Perigee altitude| 643.5 km
Apogee altitude| 654.9 km
Inclination| 6.0°
Period| 97.6 min
Main
Wavelengths| Far Ultraviolet to hard X-ray
Instruments
UVIT
SXT
LAXPC
CZTI
SSM
CPM

AstroSat-2 ->

Astrosat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015.[1][2] With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for Astrosat.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Mission
* 3 Payloads
* 4 Ground support
* 5 AstroSat Support Cell
* 6 Participants
* 7 Timeline
* 8 Results
* 9 In popular culture
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## Overview

After the success of the satellite-borne Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE), which was launched in 1996, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) approved further development for a full-fledged astronomy satellite, Astrosat, in 2004.[4]

A number of astronomy research institutions in India, and abroad have jointly built instruments for the satellite. Important areas requiring coverage include studies of astrophysical objects ranging from nearby Solar System objects to distant stars and objects at cosmological distances; timing studies of variables ranging from pulsations of hot white dwarfs to those of active galactic nuclei can be conducted with Astrosat as well, with time scales ranging from milliseconds to days.

Astrosat is a multi-wavelength astronomy mission on an IRS-class satellite into a near-Earth, equatorial orbit. The five instruments on board cover the visible (320–530 nm), near UV (180–300 nm), far UV (130–180 nm), soft X-ray (0.3–8 keV and 2–10 keV) and hard X-ray (3–80 keV and 10–150 keV) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The sanctioned cost of Astrosat was ₹177.85 crore.[5] Astrosat was successfully launched on 28 September 2015 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board a PSLV-XL vehicle at 10:00AM.

## Mission

Artist's conception of a binary star system with one black hole and one main sequence star Tilted view of Astrosat

Astrosat is a proposal-driven general purpose observatory, with main scientific focus on:

* Simultaneous multi-wavelength monitoring of intensity variations in a broad range of cosmic sources
* Monitoring the X-ray sky for new transients
* Sky surveys in the hard X-ray and UV bands
* Broadband spectroscopic studies of X-ray binaries, AGN, SNRs, clusters of galaxies, and stellar coronae
* Studies of periodic and non-periodic variability of X-ray sources

Astrosat performs multi-wavelength observations covering spectral bands from radio, optical, IR, UV, and X-ray wavelengths. Both individual studies of specific sources of interest and surveys are undertaken. While radio, optical, and IR observations would be coordinated through ground-based telescopes, the high energy regions, i.e., UV, X-ray and visible wavelength, would be covered by the dedicated satellite-borne instrumentation of Astrosat.[6]

The mission would also study near simultaneous multi-wavelength data from different variable sources. In a binary system, for example, regions near the compact object emit predominantly in the X-ray, with the accretion disc emitting most of its light in the UV/optical waveband, whereas the mass of the donating star is brightest in the optical band.

The observatory will also carry out:

* Low- to moderate-resolution spectroscopy over a wide energy band with the primary emphasis on studies of X-ray-emitting objects
* Timing studies of periodic and aperiodic phenomena in X-ray binaries
* Studies of pulsations in X-ray pulsars
* Quasi-periodic oscillations, flickering, flaring, and other variations in X-ray binaries
* Short- and long-term intensity variations in active galactic nuclei
* Time-lag studies in low/hard X-rays and UV/optical radiation
* Detection and study of X-ray transients.[7]

In particular, the mission will train its instruments at active galactic nuclei, which are believed to contain super-massive black holes.[8]

## Payloads

The scientific payload contains six instruments.

* The Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) performs imaging simultaneously in three channels: 130–180 nm, 180–300 nm, and 320–530 nm. The three detectors are vacuum image intensifiers manufactured by Photek, UK.[9] The FUV detector consists of a CsI photocathode with a MgF2 input optic, the NUV detector consists of CsTe photocathode with a fused-silica input optic and the visible detector consists of an alkali-antimonide photocathode with a fused-silica input optic. The field of view is a circle of ~28′ diameter and the angular resolution is 1.8" for the ultraviolet channels and 2.5″ for the visible channel. In each of the three channels a spectral band can be selected through a set of filters mounted on a wheel; in addition, for the two ultraviolet channels a grating can be selected in the wheel to do slitless spectroscopy with a resolution of ~100. The primary mirror diameter of the telescope is 40 cm.[10]
* The Soft X-ray imaging Telescope (SXT) employs focusing optics and a deep depletion CCD camera at the focal plane to perform X-ray imaging in the 0.3–8.0 keV band. The optics will consist of 41 concentric shells of gold-coated conical foil mirrors in an approximate Wolter-I configuration (the effective area of 120 cm2). The focal plane CCD camera will be very similar to that flown on SWIFT XRT. The CCD will be operated at a temperature of about −80 °C by thermoelectric cooling.[10]
* The Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) covers X-ray timing and low-resolution spectral studies over a broad energy band (3–80 keV), Astrosat will use a cluster of 3 co-aligned identical Large Area X-ray Proportional Counters (LAXPCs), each with a multi-wire-multi-layer configuration and a Field of View of 1° × 1°. These detectors are designed to achieve (I) wide energy band of 3–80 keV, (II) high detection efficiency over the entire energy band, (III) narrow field of view to minimize source confusion, (IV) moderate energy resolution, (V) small internal background and (VI) long lifetime in space. The effective area of the telescope is 6000 cm2.[10]
* The Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager (CZTI) is a hard X-ray imager. It will consist of a Pixellated Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride detector array of 500 cm2 effective area and the energy range from 10 to 150 kev.[10] The detectors have a detection efficiency close to 100% up to 100 keV, and have a superior energy resolution (~2% at 60 keV) compared to scintillation and proportional counters. Their small pixel size also facilitates medium resolution imaging in hard x-rays. The CZTI will be fitted with a two dimensional coded mask, for imaging purposes. The sky brightness distribution will be obtained by applying a deconvolution procedure to the shadow pattern of the coded mask recorded by the detector. Apart from spectroscopic studies, CZTI would be able to do sensitive polarization measurements for bright galactic X-ray sources in 100–300 keV.[11]
* The Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) consists of three position sensitive proportional counters, each with a one-dimensional coded mask, very similar in design to the All Sky Monitor on NASA's RXTE satellite. The gas-filled proportional counter will have resistive wires as anodes. The ratio of the output charge on either ends of the wire will provide the position of the x-ray interaction, providing an imaging plane at the detector. The coded mask, consisting of a series of slits, will cast a shadow on the detector, from which the sky brightness distribution will be derived.
* The Charged Particle Monitor (CPM) will be included as a part of Astrosat payloads to control the operation of the LAXPC, SXT and SSM. Even though the orbital inclination of the satellite will be 8 deg or less, in about 2/3 of the orbits, the satellite will spend a considerable time (15–20 minutes) in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) region which has high fluxes of low energy protons and electrons. The high voltage will be lowered or put off using data from CPM when the satellite enters the SAA region to prevent damage to the detectors as well as to minimize ageing effect in the Proportional Counters.

## Ground support

The Ground Command and Control Center for Astrosat is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bangalore, India. Command and control of the spacecraft, and scientific data downloads is possible during every visible pass over Bangalore. 10 out of 14 orbits per day are visible to the ground station.[12] The satellite is capable of gathering 420 gigabits of data every day that can be downloaded during the 10 visible orbits by the Tracking and Data receiving center of ISRO in Bangalore. A third 11-meter antenna at the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) became operational in July 2009 to track Astrosat.

## AstroSat Support Cell

ISRO has set up a support cell for AstroSat at IUCAA, Pune. A MoU was signed between ISRO and IUCAA in May 2016. The support cell has been set up to give opportunity to the scientific community in making proposals on processing and usage of AstroSat data. The support cell will provide necessary resource materials, tools, training and help to the guest observers.[13]

## Participants

The Astrosat project is a collaborative effort of many different research institutions. The participants are:

* Indian Space Research Organization
* Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
* Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
* Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
* Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
* Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
* Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
* S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
* Presidency University, Kolkata
* Canadian Space Agency
* University of Leicester[14]

## Timeline

* 29 Sep 2020: The satellite completed its mission life of 5 years and will continue to remain operational for many years.[15]
* 28 Sep 2018: The satellite has completed 3 years since its launch on 2015. It has observed over 750 sources and resulted in close to 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals.[16]
* 15 April 2016: The satellite has completed its performance verification and started its operations.[17]
* 28 Sep 2015: ASTROSAT has been successfully launched into orbit.[18]
* 10 Aug 2015: All tests passed. Pre-shipment review successfully completed.[10]
* 24 July 2015: Thermovac completed. Solar panels attached. Start of final vibration tests.[10]
* May 2015 : The integration of Astrosat is complete and final tests are under way. ISRO issued a press release stating that "The satellite is planned to be launched during the second half of 2015 by PSLV C-34 to a 650 km near equatorial orbit around the Earth."[19]
* April 2009 : Scientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have completed the developmental phase of complex science payloads and have begun integrating them before delivery of the 1,650 kg satellite Astrosat. The challenges in the design of payloads and Attitude Control System have been overcome and in a recent review committee meeting, it was decided that the delivery of the payload to the ISRO Satellite Centre will begin from the middle of 2009 and continue until early 2010 to enable the launch of ASTROSAT in 2010 using ISRO workhorse PSLV-C34.[20]

## Results

A gamma-ray burst was detected by Astrosat on 5 January 2017. There was a confusion whether this event was related to the gravitational wave signal detected by LIGO from the black hole merger event GW170104 on 4 January 2017.[21] Astrosat helped in distinguishing between the two events. The gamma-ray burst from 4 January 2017 was identified as a distinct supernova explosion that would form a black hole.[21]

Astrosat also captured the rare phenomenon of a 6 billion year old small star or blue straggler feeding off and sucking out the mass and energy of a bigger companion star.[22]

On 31 May 2017, Astrosat, Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope simultaneously detected a coronal explosion on the nearest planet-hosting star Proxima Centauri[23][24]

On 6 November 2017 Nature Astronomy published a paper from Indian astronomers measuring the variations of X-ray polarisation of the Crab Pulsar in the Taurus constellation.[25][26] This study was a project conducted by scientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram; ISRO Satellite Centre Bengaluru; the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune; and the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.[26]

In July 2018, Astrosat has captured an image of a special galaxy cluster that is more than 800 million light years away from Earth. Named abell 2256 the galaxy cluster is made of three separate cluster of galaxy that are all merging with one another to eventually form a single massive cluster in the future. The three massive cluster contain more than 500 galaxies and the cluster is almost 100 times larger and more than 1500 times massive as our own galaxy.[27]

On 26 September 2018, the archival data of AstroSat was publicly released.[28] As of 28 September 2018, data from AstroSat has been cited in around 100 publications in refereed journals. This figure is expected to rise after the public release of data from AstroSat.[29]

In 2019 AstroSat observed a very rare X-ray outburst in a Be/X-ray binary system RX J0209.6-7427. Only a couple of rare outbursts have been observed from this source hosting a neutron star. The last outburst was detected in 2019 after about 26 years. The accreting neutron star in this Be/X-ray binary system was found to be an ultraluminous X-ray Pulsar (ULXP) making it the second closest ULXP and the first ULXP in our neighbouring Galaxy in the Magellanic Clouds. This source is the first ULX pulsar discovered with the AstroSat mission and only the eight known ULX pulsar.[30][31][32]

In August 2020, AstroSat had detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy called AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of Astronomers led by Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune [33][34]

## In popular culture

In 2019 a documentary titled Indian Space Dreams on the developmental journey of Astrosat, and directed by Sue Sudbury, was released.[35]

## See also

* AstroSat-2
* Indian Astronomical Observatory
* Indian Space Research Organisation
* List of space telescopes
* Ultraviolet astronomy
* X-ray astronomy

## References

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22. ↑ "'Vampire' star caught in the act by Indian space observatory ASTROSAT". 2017-01-30. http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/vampire-star-caught-in-the-act-by-indian-space-observatory-4498660/.
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24. ↑ "Press Release: Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble Space Telescope simultaneously detect a coronal explosion on the nearest planet-hosting star | ASTROSAT SCIENCE SUPPORT CELL" (in en). http://astrosat-ssc.iucaa.in/?q=press-release:Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble Space Telescope.
25. ↑ Phase-resolved X-ray polarimetry of the Crab pulsar with the AstroSat CZT Imager Nature Astronomy 6 November 2017
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30. ↑ Chandra, A. D.; Roy, J.; Agrawal, P. C.; Choudhury, M. (2020). "Study of recent outburst in the Be/X-ray binary RX J0209.6−7427 with AstroSat: a new ultraluminous X-ray pulsar in the Magellanic Bridge?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 495 (3): 2664–2672. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa1041. Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.495.2664C.
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35. ↑ Indian Space Dreams, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt11178478/, retrieved 2020-01-27

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* Nano-JASMINE (2020)
* ORBIS (2020)
* Solar Orbiter (SolO) (2020)
* IXPE (2021)
* James Webb (JWST) (2021)
* LORD (2021)
* SVOM (2021)
* XPoSat (2021)
* Euclid (2022)
* Space Solar Telescope (2022)
* XRISM (2022)
* Xuntian (2022)
* K-EUSO (2023)
* Solar-C (2023)
* SPHEREx (2023)
* Small-JASMINE (2024)
* Near-Earth Object Surveillance Mission (2025+)
* Spektr-UV (2025)
* WFIRST (2025+)
* PLATO (2026)
* LiteBIRD (2027)
* ARIEL (2028)
* Spektr-M (2030+)
* ATHENA (2031)
* LISA (2034)

Proposed|

* Arcus
* AstroSat-2
* EXCEDE
* Fresnel Imager
* FOCAL
* HabEx
* Hibari
* Hypertelescope
* JEM-EUSO
* LUVOIR
* ATLAST
* HDST
* Lynx
* Nautilus Deep Space Observatory
* New Worlds Mission
* NRO donation to NASA
* OST
* PhoENiX
* Solar-D
* SPICA
* THEIA
* THESEUS

Retired|

* Akari (Astro-F) (2006–2011)
* ALEXIS (1993–2005)
* Alouette 1 (1962–1972)
* Ariel 1 (1962, 1964)
* Ariel 2 (1964)
* Ariel 3 (1967–1969)
* Ariel 4 (1971–1972)
* Ariel 5 (1974–1980)
* Ariel 6 (1979–1982)
* ATM (1973–1974)
* ASCA (Astro-D) (1993–2000)
* Astro-1 (1990)
* BBXRT
* HUT
* Astro-2 (HUT) (1995)
* Astron (1983–1989)
* ANS (1974–1976)
* BeppoSAX (1996–2003)
* CHIPSat (2003–2008)
* Compton (CGRO) (1991–2000)
* CoRoT (2006–2013)
* Cos-B (1975–1982)
* COBE (1989–1993)
* DXS (1993)
* EPOCh (2008)
* EPOXI (2010)
* Explorer 11 (1961)
* EXOSAT (1983–1986)
* EUVE (1992–2001)
* FUSE (1999–2007)
* Kvant-1 (1987–2001)
* GALEX (2003–2013)
* Gamma (1990–1992)
* Ginga (Astro-C) (1987–1991)
* Granat (1989–1998)
* Hakucho (CORSA-b) (1979–1985)
* HALCA (MUSES-B) (1997–2005)
* HEAO-1 (1977–1979)
* Herschel (2009–2013)
* Hinotori (Astro-A) (1981–1991)
* HEAO-2 (Einstein Obs.) (1978–1982)
* HEAO-3 (1979–1981)
* HETE-2 (2000–2008)
* Hipparcos (1989–1993)
* IUE (1978–1996)
* IRAS (1983)
* IRTS (1995–1996)
* ISO (1996–1998)
* IXAE (1996–2004)
* Kepler (2009–2018)
* Kristall (1990–2001)
* LEGRI (1997–2002)
* LISA Pathfinder (2015–2017)
* MOST (2003–2019)
* MSX (1996–1997)
* OAO-2 (1968–1973)
* OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972–1981)
* Orbiting Solar Observatory
* OSO 1
* OSO 2/OSO B
* OSO 3
* OSO 4
* OSO 5
* OSO 6
* OSO 7
* OSO 8
* Orion 1 (1971)
* Orion 2 (1973)
* PAMELA (2006–2016)
* PicSat (2018)
* Planck (2009–2013)
* RELIKT-1 (1983–1984)
* R/HESSI (2002–2018)
* ROSAT (1990–1999)
* RXTE (1995–2012)
* SAMPEX (1992–2004)
* SAS-B (1972–1973)
* SAS-C (1975–1979)
* Solwind (1979–1985)
* Spektr-R (2011–2019)
* Suzaku (Astro-EII) (2005–2015)
* Taiyo (SRATS) (1975–1980)
* Tenma (Astro-B) (1983–1985)
* Uhuru (1970–1973)
* Vanguard 3 (1959)
* WMAP (2001–2010)
* Yokoh (Solar-A) (1991–2001)

Hibernating
(Mission completed)|

* SWAS (1998–2005)
* TRACE (1998–2010)

Lost|

* OAO-1 (1966)
* OAO-B (1970)
* CORSA (1976)
* OSO C (1965)
* ABRIXAS (1999)
* HETE-1 (1996)
* WIRE (1999)
* Astro-E (2000)
* Tsubame (2014–2015)
* Hitomi (Astro-H) (2016)

Cancelled|

* AOSO
* Astro-G
* Constellation-X
* Darwin
* Destiny
* EChO
* Eddington
* FAME
* FINESSE
* GEMS
* HOP
* IXO
* JDEM
* LOFT
* OSO J
* OSO K
* Sentinel
* SIM & SIMlite
* SNAP
* SPOrt
* TAUVEX
* TPF
* XEUS
* XIPE

See also|

* Great Observatories program
* List of space telescopes
* List of proposed space observatories
* List of X-ray space telescopes

* Category

* v
* t
* e

2015 in space

* « 2014

2016 »

Launches|

| Space probes|

* LISA Pathfinder
* SMAP

|

Space observatories|

* Astrosat
* DSCOVR

Impact events|

* 2015 Kerala meteorite
* 2015 Thailand bolide
* WT1190F impact

Selected comets|

* 15P/Finlay
* C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
* 88P/Howell
* 22P/Kopff
* 10P/Tempel
* C/2013 US10

Selected NEOs|

* Closest asteroid approaches in 2015
* 2015 BP513
* (357439) 2004 BL86
* 2015 AZ43
* 1566 Icarus
* 2015 TB145
* 2007 VE191
* (33342) 1998 WT24
* (85989) 1999 JD6
* 2015 SO2

Exoplanets|

* Aldebaran b
* β Circini b
* EPIC 2037 b
* EPIC 2037 c
* Gliese 1132 b
* HD 155233 b
* HD 164595 b
* HD 219134 b
* HD 219134 c
* HD 219134 d
* HD 219134 e
* HD 219134 f
* HD 219134 g
* HD 219134 h
* HIP 11915 b
* KELT-4Ab
* Kepler-438b
* Kepler-440b
* Kepler-442b
* Kepler-444
* Kepler-451b
* Kepler-452b
* Kepler-453b
* K2-3d
* K2-18b
* K2-22b
* WASP-121b
* Wolf 1061c

Discoveries|

* GW150914 (first observation of gravitational waves, announced in 2016)
* GW151226 (announced in 2016)
* 2015 TH367 (TNO)
* WISE J224607.57−052635.0 (galaxy)

Space
exploration|

* Dawn (Ceres orbit injection)
* Rosetta (orbiting comet 67P)
* MESSENGER (end of mission)
* New Horizons (flyby of Pluto)
* Akatsuki (Venus orbit injection)

* Category:2014 in space — Category:2015 in space — Category:2016 in space

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