Question

Which of the following satellites was launched aboard PSLV-C51?

• A. Cartosat-3
• B. RISAT-2BR1
• C. Amazonia-1
• D. Chandrayaan-1

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Amazonia-1

• Correct Answer: Option C) Amazonia-1

• PSLV-C51 was an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) mission that was launched on February 28, 2021.

• This mission is notable because Amazonia-1 was the primary payload aboard PSLV-C51.

• Amazonia-1 is Brazil's first indigenously designed and built satellite, developed by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

• The satellite is an Earth observation satellite designed to provide remote sensing data to monitor deforestation in the Amazon region.

• PSLV-C51 marked the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under the Department of Space.

• The mission also carried 18 co-passenger satellites, including four from IN-SPACe and 14 from NSIL.

• The other options mentioned:

• Cartosat-3: Earth observation satellite launched by PSLV-C47 in November 2019

• RISAT-2BR1: Radar imaging satellite launched by PSLV-C48 in December 2019

• Chandrayaan-1: India's first lunar probe launched by PSLV-C11 in October 2008