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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of following rocket is carried eight satellites in two different orbits in a single mission, that has successfully launched by ISRO
A
PSLV d3
B
PSLV C35
C
PSLV E18
D
PSLV C29
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Isro’s PSLV-C54 places earth observation satellite EOS-06, eight nanosatellites in orbits. SRIHARIKOTA : The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully placed earth observation satellite EOS-06 and eight nanosatellites in multi-orbits on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO launches SSLV-D2 rocket with 3 satellites from Sriharikota: Watch video.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main difference between PSLV and GSLV is that the PSLV has four stages that alternate between solid and liquid fuels, while GSLV has three stages, with only the first stage using solid fuel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Launched on 15 February 2017 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the rocket successfully carried and deployed a record number of 104 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits in a single mission, breaking the earlier record of launching 37 satellites by a Russian Dnepr rocket on 19 June 2014.

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