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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth?
A
ISRO
B
DRDO
C
NASA
D
ESA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NASA has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Detailed explanation-2: -SWOT is the first satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface, measuring the height of water in the planet’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and oceans. Image via NASA/ Keegan Barber.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales launched a satellite into space this month as part of a $1.2 billion mission that will measure the height of water in oceans, lakes and rivers across more than 90 percent of the globe’s surface.

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