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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched how many satellites in a single mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on 22 June 2016
A
10
B
20
C
15
D
25
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, PSLV-C54 was successfully launched EOS-06 satellite on 26th November 2022 along with Eight Nano-satellites including INDIA-BHUTAN SAT (INS-2B).

Detailed explanation-2: -2022 has witnessed the maximum number of orbital and sub-orbital launches. 149 out of 155 launches were successful in 2022. According to United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), 8261 individual satellites are orbiting the Earth now, out of which 4, 852 satellites are active.

Detailed explanation-3: -PSLV-C34 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 09:26 IST on 22 June 2016. The PSLV carried total 20 satellites including the primary payload Cartosat-2C. Cartosat-2C was placed in low Earth orbit at 9:44 IST. The entire mission lasted 26 minutes and 30 seconds.

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