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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Japanese space agency is to test a miniature version of satellite, first of its kind. What is the movement of the satellite?
A
Elevator movement
B
Orbital movement
C
Elliptical movement
D
Circular movement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ohsumi is Japan’s first man-made satellite. The satellite was launched by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (1964-1981) on February 11, 1970, at the Kagoshima Space Center (currently the Uchinoura Space Center) via a Lambda L-4S-5 rocket.

Detailed explanation-3: -In April, 1955, the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, conducted an experiment to launch the 23 cm-long Pencil rocket. This was Japan’s first step toward the completion of the indigenous sounding rocket upon participating in the IGY (International Geophysical Year) activities from 1957 to 1958.

Detailed explanation-4: -TOKYO – Astroscale, Japan’s space debris removal company, claims to have carried out “the world’s first commercial mission to prove the core technologies necessary for space debris docking and removal.”

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