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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is USA. SpaceX created yet another record- launch of most number of satellites on a single rocket - when its first smallsat rideshare mission called Transporter-1 successfully launched 143 spacecraft into orbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -PSLV-C37 Successfully Launches 104 Satellites in a Single Flight.

Detailed explanation-3: -In September 2016, PSLV C-37 has successfully injected 104 satellites into orbit – the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission so far. PSLV is a versatile vehicle, capable of launching satellites into LEO (Low Earth Orbit), SSO, Sub-GTO, GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) Orbits.

Detailed explanation-4: -With this launch, ISRO created a new world record for the largest number of satellites ever launched on a single rocket, surpassing the previous record of Russia, which in 2014 launched 37 satellites using Dnepr rocket.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was the largest number of satellites launched on a single flight by any space agency. ISRO launched 31 satellites, of which 29 were foreign.