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Where was the First experimental satellite telecommunication earth station set up in 1967 in India?
1. Ahmednagar
2. Allahabad
3. Ahmedabad
4. Aurangabad

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ahmedabad

The correct answer is Ahmedabad.

  • The first 'Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station (ESCES)' was operationalized in Ahmedabad in 1967, and it also served as a training facility for Indian and international scientists and engineers.
  • ISRO was clear that it did not need to wait for its own satellites to begin application development, and that foreign satellites may be utilized in the early phases to demonstrate that a satellite system can contribute to national development.
  • The Satellite Telecommunication Experiments Project (STEP), a cooperative project of ISRO and the Post and Telegraphs Department (P&T) in 1977-79, used the Franco-German Symphonie satellite.

  • The ‘Kheda Communications Project (KCP)' followed SITE, which served as a field laboratory for need-based and locale-specific programme transmission in Gujarat's Kheda area.
  • In 1984, KCP received the UNESCO-IPDC (International Programme for the Development of Communication) award for efficiency in rural communication.
  • The first Indian spacecraft, 'Aryabhata,' was developed during this time and launched using a Soviet Launcher.
  • Another significant milestone was the creation of the SLV-3, the first launch vehicle capable of placing 40 kg in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which flew for the first time in 1980.

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