- The PSLV-C54 rocket was launched by ISRO from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
- This was the 56th flight of PSLV and the 24th flight of the PSLV-XL version with 6 PSOM-XLs.
- The rocket carried 9 satellites:
- Earth Observation Satellite-06 (EOS-06) aka OceanSat-3
- ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Bhutan (INS-2B)
- Anand Satellite
- 4 Astrocast Satellites
- 2 Thybolt Satellites
- The Secretary of the Department of Space and the Chairperson of ISRO, S Somnath, described the launch as a textbook launch and congratulated ISRO for the achievement.
- ISRO is the Government of India-owned space agency that was established in 1969 with its headquarters in Bengaluru. The current Chairperson of the organization is S Somnath.
Question:
Q.1 Recently ISRO launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C54 rocket from?a. Bengaluru
b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Kerala
