CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Originally, PSLV-C37 was set to launch on 27 January 2017 with 83 satellites.

Detailed explanation-2: -In its thirty ninth flight (PSLV-C37), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 103 co-passenger satellites today morning (February 15, 2017) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

Detailed explanation-3: -India launched 104 satellites in a single mission in 2017. Thus created a world record of launching the most satellites at one go. Of the 104, 101 are foreign satellites intended for international customers.

Detailed explanation-4: -A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into a brilliant blue sky this morning (Jan. 3) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 114 satellites to orbit-the second-most spacecraft ever lofted on a single mission.

Detailed explanation-5: -In September 2016, PSLV C-37 has successfully injected 104 satellites into orbit – the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission so far. PSLV is a versatile vehicle, capable of launching satellites into LEO (Low Earth Orbit), SSO, Sub-GTO, GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) Orbits.