ISRO ESA PROBA 3 mission launched watch video

The PSLV rocket of the Indian Space Agency ISRO has successfully carried out the flight carrying the ‘Proba-3’ satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA). This launch has been done some time ago from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Earlier on Wednesday, the launch was canceled at the last moment. The launch was postponed due to an “anomaly” detected in the spacecraft. ISRO has told on X that
PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission has successfully achieved its launch objective. The rocket has delivered ESA’s satellites to their designated orbit with precision.

✅ Mission Success!

The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 Mission has successfully achieved its launch objectives, deploying ESA’s satellites into their designated orbit with precision.

🌌 A testament to the trusted performance of PSLV, the collaboration of NSIL and ISRO, and ESA’s innovative…

— ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2024

What is Proba-3 Mission

Proba-3 is the world’s first precision flight mission. It will study the corona, the outermost and hottest layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. This will be the first time that the Sun can be seen so closely. New discoveries about the Sun can be made through this mission. What is happening on the surface of the Sun can be observed very closely. Along with this, the origin of solar storms and their movement will also be known better.

What is PSLV-C59 Vehicle?

PSLV is a launch vehicle, whose job is to deliver satellites and other payloads into space. Its first successful flight took place in the year 1994. The current PSLV-C59 can lift a total capacity of 320 tonnes. On Thursday, it flew carrying satellites weighing about 550 kg, which was the 61st flight of PSLV and the 26th flight with the PSLV-XL configuration. This type of flight involves a set of carrying satellites.

two spacecraft took off

According to reports, this mission consists of two spacecraft. Their names are Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and Occulter Spacecraft (OSC). These were launched in ‘stacked configuration’ (one above the other).