2016
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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INSAT-2E
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GSAT-12
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IRNSS-1D
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GSAT-18
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Detailed explanation-1: -The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-246 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 02:07 am (IST) carrying India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled.
Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO successfully launches India’s Communication satellite GSAT-24 from Kourou in French Guiana.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. Option 3 is correct, i.e. Apple. Communication Satellite: Indian First Communication Satellite is APPLE.
Detailed explanation-4: -The near-equatorial launch location of the Guiana Space Centre is meant to provide an advantage for launches to low-inclination (or geostationary) Earth orbits compared to launches from spaceports at higher latitude. This is because rockets can be launched into orbits with an inclination of as low as 6°.
Detailed explanation-5: -SSLV-D2 lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre-SHAR, Sriharikota at 9:18 a.m. This is the first satellite launch in 2023. “The SSLV-D2-EOS-07 mission is successfully accomplished, ” ISRO mentioned on its Twitter handle, a few minutes after the vehicle took off.