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24/01/23 08:22 AM IST

NASA to cooperate on Israeli astrophysics mission

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  • The United States and Israel are finalizing an agreement that would see NASA contribute to an upcoming Israeli astrophysics mission.
  • Under the agreement, the United States will help Israel in its upcoming Astrophysics Mission called ULTRASAT.
About ULTRASAT
  • The mission is currently being developed by Israel Space Agency and Germany. ULTRASAT will operate in Geo Stationary orbit.
  • It is to carry a UV telescope.
  • The main objective of ULTRASAT is to look for UV signatures in space.
  • The spacecraft is being built by Israel Aerospace Industries, with DESY providing the ultraviolet camera.
  • The spacecraft has a total mass of about 1,100 kilograms.
  • Total Cost: 110 million USD
  • Ultrasat has two primary goals.
  • One is to look for ultraviolet signatures from gravitational-wave events, such as mergers involving neutron stars.
  • The second is to study supernova explosions.
Source- Space News

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