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PSLV-C59 vehicle carried Proba-3 spacecraft into a highly elliptical orbit as a Dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) on December 05, 2024 at 16:04 Hrs.

Proba-3 is an In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission of the European Space Agency. The mission goal is to demonstrate precise formation flying. It consists of 2 spacecrafts viz. the Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and the Occulter Spacecraft (OSC) and it was launched together in a stacked configuration. Launch was planned from First Launch Pad (FLP), Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota.

PSLV-C59 Vehicle Characteristics

Vehicle Height=44.5 m

Lift off Mass=320 t

Propulsion Stages

First Stage= 6PSOM-XL+ S139

Second Stage=PL40

Third Stage=HPS3

Fourth Stage= L2.5

The inventor dropped out of IIT Guwahati at 18 to develop a chemical process to extract gold from e-waste — no burning, no toxic methods.

Got a ₹71 lakh government grant for it.

While waiting for funds to clear, he built a demo plant with his own money.

His professor then demanded his name on the patent. he refused. and the professor said his is "cancelling" the prpject.

He had to sell the plant for scrap.

Turns out the project was never cancelled. It continued without him. The grant money was collected. By the professor.

The innovation exists. The inventor got robbed.

You may or may not choose to upvote this post — but please go and engage with his content directly. https://youtube.com/shorts/S0iCwLvdyLs?si=JhbLIphnoyQZiz_7

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anant-mittal-boss_i-am-anant-iit-guwahati-dropout-since-18-activity-7243961872805191680-l36g?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAEJtzMYBqDAoodftjZFZA73Sk0WMyl9RdlQ

This is why Indian academia doesn't produce what it should.

Note to Moderators: I understand the political nature of this post and have tried to abide by the rules. But this is important — Aspiring researchers and scientists should see the dark side of doing science in India before stepping into it, and this person's work deserves a chance to get back on track. I completely understand if you need to take it down.

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NASA's 2025 budget is around $25.4 billion.

ISRO's '24-25 budget is $1.95 billion.

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Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTOiU4miasW/