AstroSat-2

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AstroSat-2
Mission type Space telescope
Operator ISRO
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerISRO
Start of mission
Launch dateTBD
Contractor ISRO
  AstroSat

AstroSat-2 is India's second dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope, proposed by ISRO as the successor of the current AstroSat observatory, which had a five-year operational time yet still is functioning. [1]

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ISRO launched an 'Announcement of Opportunity' in February 2018 requesting proposals from Indian scientists for ideas and the development of instruments for astronomy and astrophysics. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Surendra Singh (19 February 2018). "ISRO plans to launch India's 2nd space observatory". Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.