Satellites of different countries launched by PSLV C34

Q.  Which of the following satellites is/are correctly matched with their countries?

1) LAPAN - Indonesia
2) BIROS - Germany
3) Dove satellites - Canada
- Published on 25 Jul 16

a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2
 
  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched 20 satellites in a single launch mission on-board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ‘PSLV-C34’ from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
  • These satellites are (i) Indian CARTOSAT-2 series of satellite; (ii) 2 University/academic institute’s satellites namely SWAYAM (College of Engineering, Pune) & SATHYABAMASAT (Sathyabama University, Chennai) and 17 satellites of foreign customers.
  • Seventeen satellites of foreign customers from 4 countries were launched. These satellites are LAPAN-A3 (Indonesia); BIROS (Germany); M3MSat & GHGSat-D (Canada); and SkySat-Gen2-1 & twelve Dove satellites (USA).

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