AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope, launched by ISRO in September 2015. It functions as a space observatory, carrying five payloads that enable simultaneous observations of cosmic sources in the UV, visible, soft X-ray, and hard X-ray regions. AstroSat supports research on black holes, neutron stars, and other astrophysical phenomena and serves national and international users. Key instruments include the Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) and X-ray telescopes.
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The UVIT instrument on board India’s AstroSat captured a near-ultraviolet image of galaxy NGC 2336.
AstroSat featured the Canadian-made Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope, which was one of the observatory’s five primary payloads.
AstroSat is India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope.
In 2015, ISRO launched AstroSat, India's first dedicated astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical, and ultraviolet spectral bands.