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India
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USA
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Of the 4, 852 active artificial satellites orbiting the Earth as of January 1, 2022, 2, 944 belong to the United States. This is by far the largest number of any single country, with their nearest competitor, China, accounting for only 499.
Detailed explanation-3: -A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into a brilliant blue sky this morning (Jan. 3) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 114 satellites to orbit - the second-most spacecraft ever lofted on a single mission.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.