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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country launched successfully satellite-carrying rocket?
A
Iran
B
India
C
USA
D
Australia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Iran has announced the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is China. China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite on 7 April 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -October, 1957: Soviets launch first artificial satellite into Earth orbit. Fifty years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, shocking the American public and beginning the Space Age.

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