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The 23rd mission of PSLV-C20 has been successfully launched. This is the ninth time ISRO is using the 'core alone' variant of the rocket.
The 668.5 kgs and 44.4 metres tall rocket had a lift off mass of 229.7 tonnes. Besides 'SARAL', it put into orbit two micro-satellites UniBRITE and BRITE from Austria and AAUSAT3 from Denmark and STRaND from United Kingdom and also one micro-satellite (NEOSSat) and one mini-satellite (SAPPHIRE) from Canada.
The ISRO-built SARAL is a 410-kg satellite with payloads - Argos and Altika - from French space agency CNES for study of ocean parameters towards enhancing the understanding of the ocean state conditions which are otherwise not covered by the in-situ measurements.
SARAL will provide data products to operational and research user communities, in support of marine meteorology and sea state forecasting; operational oceanography; seasonal forecasting; climate monitoring; ocean, earth system and climate research.Altimeter (Altika) would help study the sea surface heights while Argos payload is a satellite-based data collection platform.
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With this win MS Dhoni has equalled Sourav Ganguly's record of most Test wins (21) as India's captain. He bagged first Double Century of his career and also adjusted Man Of the Match.
There have been only 9 Indian players apart from bhajji who have played 100 test matches for India. Sunil Gavaskar was the First Indian to have played 100 Test matches for India. The list of Indian Players who have played 100 test matches for India.
1 (195) Sachin Tendulkar* 1989-
2 (163) Rahul Dravid 1996–2012
3 (134) VVS Laxman 1996-2012
4 (132) Anil Kumble 1990-2008
5 (131) Kapil Dev 1978-1994
6 (125) Sunil Gavaskar 1971-1987
7 (116) Dilip Vengsarkar 1976-1992
8 (113) Sourav Ganguly 1996-2008
9 (102) Virender Sehwag* 2001-
10 (100) Harbhajan Singh* 1998-
Harbhajan has taken 406 test wickets and stand number three in overall Indian test wicket taker. He stands behind Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev. Harbhajan is a very handy batsman also. He has also scored 2 test centuries.
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