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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Proba-3 Mission’, which will be launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV, is associated with which space agency?
A
NASA
B
ESA
C
JAXA
D
CNSA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Proba-3 Mission’, which will be launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV, is associated with which space agency? Notes: The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 Mission will be launched aboard the ISRO’s PSLV in 2024. Its two satellites will study the Sun’s faint corona and surrounding atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -PROBA is minisatellite technology demonstration mission in ESA’s General Study Program with the objective to address issues of on-board operational autonomy of a generic platform.

Detailed explanation-3: -PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Some notable payloads launched by PSLV include India’s first lunar probe Chandrayaan-1, India’s first interplanetary mission, Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and India’s first space observatory, Astrosat.

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