Question: SRSS-1 satellite was launched by which country?
(a) India
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh
Answer:(b)
Related facts:
- On November 03,2019, China has launched Sudan’s first-ever satellite, SRSS-1, along with its satellites.
- The satellite is a small remote-sensing satellite that aims to give boost to Sudan’s military and space technology research.
About the Satellite:
- The SRSS-1 was developed and built by Chinese satellite manufacturer Shenzhen Aerospace Oriental Red Sea Satellite Co. on behalf of the Sudanese government, and will be used for both civil and national security Earth observation missions.
- SRSS-1 will generate a comprehensive, cost effective and reliable data base on the topographic mapping, natural resources for developmental planning, exploration of natural resources, environmental monitoring, agricultural monitoring and yield estimation and beside public security (intelligence) and defense applications.
- SRSS-1 is also being heralded as a springboard for the establishment and development of an indigenous Sudanese space and satellite industry that will be located in Khartoum North.
Links:
https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/sudans-first-satellite-srss-1-launched-by-china/