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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ExoMars 2016 spacecraft was launched by which rocket
A
Proton-M
B
Zenit
C
Falcon 1
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander are safely on their way to Mars! The two lifted off together aboard a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:31 UTC today, March 14, 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -(The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter launched in 2016, along with a landing demonstrator called Schiaparelli.

Detailed explanation-3: -Problems with parachutes, solar panels, and electrical shorts postpone launch of ExoMars. Multiple technical issues will delay the launch of the ExoMars mission for 2 years until 2022, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, announced today.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars was launchedonboard PSLV-C25 on November 05, 2013. ISRO has become the fourth space agency to successfully send a spacecraft to Mars orbit. Though the designed mission life is 6 months, MOM completed 7 years in its orbit on Sept 24, 2021.

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