Question: ISRO recently launched record 104 satellites in a single flight through …
(a) PSLV-C37
(b) GSLV
(c) Sounding Rocket
(d) LVM3
Ans: (a)
Related Fact
- On 15th February, 2017 ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) successfully launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 103 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
- PSLV-C37 lifted off at 9:28 am IST, as planned, from the First Launch Pad.
- The satellites achieved a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit of 506 km inclined at an angle of 97.46 degree to the equator after a flight of 16 minutes 48 seconds.
- This is the thirty ninth flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and thirty eighth consecutively successful mission of PSLV.
- The total weight of all the 104 satellites carried on-board PSLV-C37 was 1378 kg.
- The total number of Indian satellites launched by PSLV now stands at 46.
- The satellite will be brought to its final operational configuration in the coming days following which it will begin to provide remote sensing services using its panchromatic (black and white) and multispectral (colour) cameras.
- Of the 103 co-passenger satellites carried by PSLV-C37, two – ISRO Nano Satellite INS-1 and INS-2 are technology demonstration satellites from India.
- The remaining 101 co-passenger satellites carried were international customer satellites from USA (96), The Netherlands (1), Switzerland (1), Israel (1), Kazakhstan (1) and UAE (1).
- With today’s successful launch, the total number of customer satellites from abroad launched by PSLV has reached 180.
Reference:
http://isro.gov.in/pslv-c37-successfully-launches-104-satellites-single-flight
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ISRO-sets-world-record-launches-104-satellites/article17305373.ece