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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By which rocket system Russia has launched 38 foreign satellites from 18 countries into orbit?
A
Soyuz-2.1v
B
Soyuz-2.1b
C
Soyuz-2.1a
D
Soyuz-2.1s
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 38 spacecraft from 18 countries took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, ” Roscosmos said on its Twitter account. A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rocket will place in orbit 38 satellites from more than a dozen countries, including South Korea, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy and Brazil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Artificial satellites can be either unmanned (robotic) or manned. The first artificial satellite to be placed in orbit was the unmanned Sputnik 1, launched October 4, 1957, by the Soviet Union. Since then, thousands have been sent into Earth orbit.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of June 2022, USA designations have been assigned to 331 space satellites.

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