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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the India’s satellite, that was launched in ISRO launch in which it sent eight satellites to space under one mission
A
Alsat-1B
B
Pathfinder-1
C
SCATSAT-1
D
NLS-19
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -GSAT-17 joins the constellation of INSAT System consisting 15 operational satellites, namely-INSAT-3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4CR and GSAT-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Aryabhata, first unmanned Earth satellite built by India. It was named for a prominent Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 5th century ce. The satellite was assembled at Peenya, near Bangalore, but was launched from within the Soviet Union by a Russian-made rocket on April 19, 1975.

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