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2018-08-09 Science

695.

Who launches reusable rocket to send a communication satellite for Indonesia into the orbit?

ISRO

SpaceX

Roscosmos

Airbus

Answer: Option

Explanation:

SpaceX relaunched its newest version of its Falcon 9 rocket booster to send a communication satellite for Indonesia into the orbit. The so-called Block 5 booster, which SpaceX says will be able to fly as many as 10 times with routine maintenance. The booster first flew on May 11 2018, when it delivered the first Bangladeshi satellite into space.