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Apart from the satellite “SARAL” ISRO Launched six more Satellites on 25-2-2013 from Sriharikota belonging to some other countries whose number is

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Option B: 4

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The correct answer is “4”.
Oceanographic studies satellite successfully set up 6 micro satellites by the Indian Space Research Center in the polar orbit of the Earth.

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