Correct Answer - Option 1 : INSAT
The correct answer is INSAT.
INSAT has performed several diverse tasks.
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INSAT:
- INSAT is an acronym for Indian National Satellite System.
- The first Satellite was launched on 10 April 1982.
- It was India's first operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite.
- Various other INSAT satellites are as follows:
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| Satellite |
Remarks |
| INSAT-1B |
Identical to INSAT-1A, It served for more
than designated life of seven years |
| INSAT-1D |
Still in service. A third-stage motor landed from its launch, landed in Australia in 2008. |
| INSAT-2DT |
Launched as Arabsat 1C. |
| INSAT 2A |
The first satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. |
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Aryabhata was the first Indian satellite.
- It was launched using the Russian u-11 Interkosmos launch vehicle.
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Rohini was the first Indian satellite launched using an Indian launch vehicle SLV-3.
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Bhaskara-II was launched using C-1 Interkosmos.
- It provided experience in building and operating a remote-sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
