ISRO Proba 3 Launch Live: ISRO'S commercial space mission for the European Space Agency (ESA), the Proba-3 spacecraft was launched today at 4:04 pm, in a showcase of India's role in global space innovation and collaboration. The 550-kg Proba 3 mission will be conducted from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh and will be managed by ISRO's commercial arm, NewSpace India Ltd.
Key points:
- Proba 3 will consist of two satellites - Coronagraph (310kgs) and Occulter (240kgs), which will fly together as one, 150 metres apart from each other.
- The instruments on both the satellites will take close to six hours at a time to reach the solar rim and will commence a 19-hour orbit around the Earth.
- The 44.5 metre tall rocket is supposed to take 18 minutes to reach its desired orbit.
Key points:
- Proba 3 will consist of two satellites - Coronagraph (310kgs) and Occulter (240kgs), which will fly together as one, 150 metres apart from each other.
- The instruments on both the satellites will take close to six hours at a time to reach the solar rim and will commence a 19-hour orbit around the Earth.
- The 44.5 metre tall rocket is supposed to take 18 minutes to reach its desired orbit.