PSLV-C31 successfully Launches India's Fifth Navigation Satellite ------------- on 20th January 2016 ?
A. IRNSS-1A
B. Aryabhatt-21
C. EduIndia
D. IRNSS-1E
Answer:D
PSLV-C31 successfully Launches India's Fifth Navigation Satellite ------------- on 20th January 2016 ?
A. IRNSS-1A B. Aryabhatt-21 C. EduIndia D. IRNSS-1E
Explanation: ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) today morning (January 20, 2016) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the thirty second consecutively successful mission of PSLV and the eleventh in its 'XL' configuration. IRNSS-1E is the fifth of the seven satellites constituting the space segment of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and ID, the first four satellites of the constellation, were successfully launched by PSLV on July 02, 2013, April 04, 2014, October 16, 2014 and March 28, 2015 respectively. All the four satellites are functioning satisfactorily from their designated orbital positions.