ASTROSAT mission

Kulinder Pal Singh; S. N. Tandon; P. C. Agrawal; H. M. Antia; R. K. Manchanda; J. S. Yadav; S. Seetha; M. C. Ramadevi; A. R. Rao; D. Bhattacharya; B. Paul; P. Sreekumar; S. Bhattacharyya; G. C. Stewart; J. Hutchings; S. A. Annapurni; S. K. Ghosh; J. Murthy; A. Pati; N. K. Rao; C. S. Stalin; V. Girish; K. Sankarasubramanian; S. Vadawale; V. B. Bhalerao; G. C. Dewangan; D. K. Dedhia; M. K. Hingar; T. B. Katoch; A. T. Kothare; I. Mirza; K. Mukerjee; H. Shah; P. Shah; R. Mohan; A. K. Sangal; S. Nagabhusana; S. Sriram; J. P. Malkar; S. Sreekumar; A. F. Abbey; G. M. Hansford; A. P. Beardmore; M. R. Sharma; S. Murthy; R. Kulkarni; G. Meena; V. C. Babu; J. Postma

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ASTROSAT mission

Kulinder Pal Singh^*
, S. N. Tandon
, P. C. Agrawal
, H. M. Antia
, R. K. Manchanda
, J. S. Yadav
, S. Seetha
, M. C. Ramadevi
, A. R. Rao
, D. Bhattacharya
, B. Paul
, P. Sreekumar
, S. Bhattacharyya
, G. C. Stewart
, J. Hutchings
, S. A. Annapurni
, S. K. Ghosh
, J. Murthy
, A. Pati
, N. K. Rao

C. S. Stalin, V. Girish, K. Sankarasubramanian, S. Vadawale, V. B. Bhalerao, G. C. Dewangan, D. K. Dedhia, M. K. Hingar, T. B. Katoch, A. T. Kothare, I. Mirza, K. Mukerjee, H. Shah, P. Shah, R. Mohan, A. K. Sangal, S. Nagabhusana, S. Sriram, J. P. Malkar, S. Sreekumar, A. F. Abbey, G. M. Hansford, A. P. Beardmore, M. R. Sharma, S. Murthy, R. Kulkarni, G. Meena, V. C. Babu, J. Postma

^*Corresponding author for this work

Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal

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Is India'€™s first astronomy satellite that will carry an array of instruments capable of simultaneous observations in a broad range of wavelengths: from the visible, near ultraviolet (NUV), far-UV (FUV), soft X-rays to hard X-rays. There will be five principal scientific payloads aboard the satellite: (i) a Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT), (ii) three Large Area Xenon Proportional Counters (LAXPCs), (iii) a Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Imager (CZTI), (iv) two Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescopes (UVITs) one for visible and near-UV channels and another for far-UV, and (v) three Scanning Sky Monitors (SSMs). It will also carry a charged particle monitor (CPM). Almost all the instruments have qualified and their flight models are currently in different stages of integration into the satellite structure in ISRO Satellite Centre. ASTROSAT is due to be launched by India'€™s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the first half of 2015 in a circular 600 km orbit with inclination of ∼6 degrees, from Sriharikota launching station on the east coast of India. A brief description of the design, construction, capabilities and scientific objectives of all the main scientific payloads is presented here. A few examples of the simulated observations with ASTROSAT and plans to utilize the satellite nationally and internationally are also presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Mark Bautz
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062667
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22-06-2014 → 26-06-2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9144
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	22-06-14 → 26-06-14

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Singh, K. P., Tandon, S. N., Agrawal, P. C., Antia, H. M., Manchanda, R. K., Yadav, J. S., Seetha, S., Ramadevi, M. C., Rao, A. R., Bhattacharya, D., Paul, B., Sreekumar, P., Bhattacharyya, S., Stewart, G. C., Hutchings, J., Annapurni, S. A., Ghosh, S. K., Murthy, J., Pati, A., ... Postma, J. (2014). ASTROSAT mission. In T. Takahashi, J.-W. A. den Herder, & M. Bautz (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 91441S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062667

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Singh, KP, Tandon, SN, Agrawal, PC, Antia, HM, Manchanda, RK, Yadav, JS, Seetha, S, Ramadevi, MC, Rao, AR, Bhattacharya, D, Paul, B, Sreekumar, P, Bhattacharyya, S, Stewart, GC, Hutchings, J, Annapurni, SA, Ghosh, SK, Murthy, J, Pati, A, Rao, NK, Stalin, CS, Girish, V, Sankarasubramanian, K, Vadawale, S, Bhalerao, VB, Dewangan, GC, Dedhia, DK, Hingar, MK, Katoch, TB, Kothare, AT, Mirza, I, Mukerjee, K, Shah, H, Shah, P, Mohan, R, Sangal, AK, Nagabhusana, S, Sriram, S, Malkar, JP, Sreekumar, S, Abbey, AF, Hansford, GM, Beardmore, AP, Sharma, MR, Murthy, S, Kulkarni, R, Meena, G, Babu, VC & Postma, J 2014, ASTROSAT mission. in T Takahashi, J-WA den Herder & M Bautz (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 91441S, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9144, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Montreal, Canada, 22-06-14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062667

ASTROSAT mission. / Singh, Kulinder Pal; Tandon, S. N.; Agrawal, P. C. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Mark Bautz. SPIE, 2014. 91441S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144).

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