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India
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USA
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China
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Launched in 2010, the Gaofen project has become the backbone network of China’s high-resolution Earth observation system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Satellites. The development of satellite based remote sensing began with the “space race” in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is China. China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite on 7 April 2022. Gaofen-3 was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by a Long March-4C rocket and has entered the planned orbit successfully.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gaofen is a series of high-resolution Earth imaging satellite of China, which is used for state-sponsored program China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
Detailed explanation-5: -EOS-06 commenced serving the images. First-day images received on Nov 29, 2022, at NRSC, Shadnagar cover the Himalayan region, Gujarat Kutch region, & the Arabian Sea. “They are captured by the Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) and Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) sensors (on board EOS-06)", it said.