BENGALURU: The Indian House Analysis Organisation (Isro) Monday mentioned it completed one other important milestone on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) efficiently re-entered Earth’s ambiance in a managed method, leaving minimal orbital particles.
The POEM-3 was a part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying satellites into their meant orbits, the spent rocket stage was remodeled right into a stabilised platform for conducting experiments.
“The final stage of PSLV or POEM was deorbited from 650km to 350 km, which facilitated its early reentry, and was passivated to take away residual propellants to minimise any unintentional break-up dangers,” Isro mentioned.
On March 21, at 7.34pm, POEM-3 re-entered Earth’s ambiance and impacted the North Pacific Ocean , efficiently attaining its mission goals.
Earlier than it was deorbited and finally introduced again to Earth, over the course of a month, POEM-3 carried out varied know-how demonstrations and scientific experiments, together with checks of indigenous methods developed by startups, universities, and non-governmental entities (NGEs) via Indian Nationwide House Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) initiative.
POEM-3 was configured with 9 completely different experimental payloads to hold out know-how demonstrations and scientific experiments on newly developed indigenous methods. Out of those, six have been delivered by NGEs. “The mission goals of those payloads have been met in a month,” Isro mentioned.
The POEM platform gives an economical alternative for conducting short-duration area experiments, fostering innovation and collaboration with academia and personal entities.
“Demonstrating its dedication to accountable area operations, Isro has been implementing measures to mitigate orbital particles, guaranteeing a sustainable setting for future area endeavours,” the area company added.
The POEM-3 was a part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying satellites into their meant orbits, the spent rocket stage was remodeled right into a stabilised platform for conducting experiments.
“The final stage of PSLV or POEM was deorbited from 650km to 350 km, which facilitated its early reentry, and was passivated to take away residual propellants to minimise any unintentional break-up dangers,” Isro mentioned.
On March 21, at 7.34pm, POEM-3 re-entered Earth’s ambiance and impacted the North Pacific Ocean , efficiently attaining its mission goals.
Earlier than it was deorbited and finally introduced again to Earth, over the course of a month, POEM-3 carried out varied know-how demonstrations and scientific experiments, together with checks of indigenous methods developed by startups, universities, and non-governmental entities (NGEs) via Indian Nationwide House Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) initiative.
POEM-3 was configured with 9 completely different experimental payloads to hold out know-how demonstrations and scientific experiments on newly developed indigenous methods. Out of those, six have been delivered by NGEs. “The mission goals of those payloads have been met in a month,” Isro mentioned.
The POEM platform gives an economical alternative for conducting short-duration area experiments, fostering innovation and collaboration with academia and personal entities.
“Demonstrating its dedication to accountable area operations, Isro has been implementing measures to mitigate orbital particles, guaranteeing a sustainable setting for future area endeavours,” the area company added.
