Question: What is the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission so far?
(a) 29
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 37
Ans: (d)
Related Fact:
- India’s space agency ISRO will launch a record 103 satellites in the first week of February from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- All of them except three will be foreign at satellites. These will be on a single rocket in what will be a major feat not attempted by any country.
- These will be 100 micro-small satellites, which will be launched using a PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)- C37.
- The weight of the payload will be 1350 kgs, of which 500-600 kgs will be the satellite’s weight
- This will be an important achievement as India looks to grab a larger slice of the lucrative commercial space market.
- The highest number of satellites launched in a single mission is 37, a record that Russia set in 2014. The US space agency NASA launched 29.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s favourite South Asian satellite project, meanwhile, will take off in March.
Reference:
http://ddinews.gov.in/Sci-Tech/Sci-Tech%20-%20Headlines/Pages/isro.aspx
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/ISRO-to-launch-record-103-satellites-at-one-go-in-February/article16987921.ece