France-based Arianespace successfully launched uline{1cm}, the heaviest satellite built by ISRO from its port in French Guiana.

2018

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France-based Arianespace successfully launched _________, the heaviest satellite built by ISRO from its port in French Guiana.

A	GSAT-17
B	GSAT-16
C	GSAT-11
D	GSAT-19

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO successfully launches India’s Communication satellite GSAT-24 from Kourou in French Guiana.

Detailed explanation-2: -Weighing 3136 kg at lift-off, GSAT-19 is the heaviest satellite launched from the Indian soil.

Detailed explanation-3: -The near-equatorial launch location of the Guiana Space Centre is meant to provide an advantage for launches to low-inclination (or geostationary) Earth orbits compared to launches from spaceports at higher latitude. This is because rockets can be launched into orbits with an inclination of as low as 6°.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours today.

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