CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"The SD-3 has filled many blanks in China’s space industry,” said Guan Hongren, chief designer of the rocket, who highlighted that it is capable of sending a payload of 1.5 tonnes to sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Thursday carrying the Shiyan-10 02 satellite to be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies, such as space environment monitoring.

Detailed explanation-3: -SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations .

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle was Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3). On July 18, 1980, SLV-3 was successfully launched from Sriharikota Range (SHAR).