India’s space agency ISRO is set to launch the Proba-3 satellite, which will study the Sun’s faint corona, using the PSLV-XL rocket. The mission will take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on December 4, 2024, at 4:08 PM IST.

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• ISRO will launch Proba-3 on December 4, 2024, at 4:08 PM IST from Sriharikota.
• The PSLV-XL rocket will carry two satellites for a joint mission.
• Proba-3 will focus on studying the Sun’s faint corona.
• A solar coronagraph, 144 meters in length, will be created by the two satellites.
• The goal is to observe the Sun’s corona, which is usually difficult to study due to the brightness of the solar disk.
• The satellites will enter a highly elliptical orbit.
• This orbit will allow them to travel 60,000 km from Earth and descend as close as 600 km.
• The mission is a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
• The launch will be an important milestone for ISRO’s solar research capabilities.
• Proba-3’s results will advance our understanding of solar activities and space weather.