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The 2, 250 kg GSAT-7A is the _________th Indian Communication satellite built by ISRO.
A
38
B
36
C
35
D
34
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -GSAT-7A. GSAT-7A is the 35th Indian Communication satellite built by ISRO. GSAT-7A Spacecraft is configured on ISRO’s standard I-2000 Kg (I-2K) Bus. The Satellite is built to provide communication capability to the users in Ku-band over the Indian region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F11) successfully launched the communication satellite GSAT-7A from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota today.

Detailed explanation-3: -GSLV-F11 / GSAT-7A Mission. GSLV-F11 successfully launched GSAT-7A, ISRO’s 39th communication satellite, on December 19, 2018 at 1610 hrs (IST) from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, India has only two dedicated military satellites-the GSAT-7 (Rukmini) and GSAT-7A (Angry Bird)-used by the Indian Navy and Air Force respectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) was ISRO’s first indigenous, experimental communication satellite. It was launched into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) by the third development flight of ESA’a Ariane vehicle from Kourou on June 19, 1981.

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