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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which space centre has launched an incredible new atomic clock into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy?
A
ESA
B
ISRO
C
JAXA
D
NASA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story so far: On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. This is considered as a National Security Space Launch for the U.S. military.

Detailed explanation-2: -The booster topped with 51 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT; 7:43 a.m. local California time).

Detailed explanation-3: -WASHINGTON - A SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off Jan. 15 at 5:56 p.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the U.S. Space Force USSF-67 mission to geostationary Earth orbit.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida Sunday at 5:56 p.m. EST (2255 GMT), one day later than previously announced, on a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-67.

Detailed explanation-5: -SpaceX had previously launched four GPS 3 satellites under contracts awarded in 2016 and 2018. The first launch was on Dec. 23, 2018, the second and third on June 30 and Nov. 5, 2020, and the fourth on June 17, 2021.

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