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CDS 2025 · PYQ · Space / ISRO PSLV Missions · hard

Which one of the following PSLVs, launched by ISRO, is not correctly matched with their Missions ? PSLV — Mission (a) PSLV C60 — SPADEX (b) PSLV C59 — Proba-3 (c) PSLV C58 — XPoSat (d) PSLV C57 — DS-SAR

  1. A.PSLV C60 — SPADEX
  2. B.PSLV C59 — Proba-3
  3. C.PSLV C58 — XPoSat
  4. D.PSLV C57 — DS-SAR✓ Correct

Explanation

PSLV-C60 launched SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) in December 2024 — correctly matched. PSLV-C59 launched ESA's Proba-3 mission in December 2024 — correctly matched. PSLV-C58 launched XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) on 1 January 2024 — correctly matched. PSLV-C57 launched Aditya-L1 (India's first solar mission) in September 2023, NOT DS-SAR. DS-SAR (a Singaporean radar satellite) was launched by PSLV-C56 in July 2023. Hence option (d) is the incorrectly matched pair.
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