In a significant advancement for India’s space sector, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the European Union’s Proba-3 Solar Observation Mission in December from Sriharikota. The satellite, arriving at Sriharikota, is designed to study the Sun’s faint corona, a crucial aspect of solar science. This marks India’s third collaboration with the EU in space, following the earlier launches of Proba-1 and Proba-2.
The mission, launched aboard the PSLV-XL rocket, reflects India’s growing role in global space exploration and scientific research. Union Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted ISRO’s expanding capabilities in space missions, emphasizing the country’s aim to achieve remarkable goals like landing the first Indian on the Moon by 2040 and establishing the Indian Space Station (Bharatiya Antariksha Station, BAS) by 2035.
