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As it’s the new year, we don’t have too many launches coming up next week, however, we do have a lot of videos this time in the recap section for you to check out including a Falcon Heavy launch.
We don’t have many launches coming up This Week in Rocket Launches with it being the new year, however, there are a lot of videos to watch in the recap section. This week, India will be launching its first polarimetry mission to study X-ray sources.
Who: NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
What: PSLV DL
When: 3:40 a.m. UTC
Where: Dhawan Space Centre
Why: NSIL will be launching the XPoSat satellite in this mission. The satellite is India’s first polarimetry mission that will study bright astronomical X-ray sources. The satellite will be carrying two scientific payloads called POLIX and XSPECT.
Who: SpaceX
What: Falcon 9 B5
When: 2:13 a.

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