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Maldives
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Indonesia
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Nepal
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Sri Lanka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. It is Sri Lanka’s first satellite.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ravana - 1 Satellite Launches Into an Orbit at a Distance of 400 Km to Earth, Signifying Sri Lanka’s Entry Into Space Research Field. The Rawana-1, a Nano-satellite held at the International Space Station, developed by two research engineers from the Arthur C.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.
Detailed explanation-4: -Even then, Sri Lanka’s first ever satellite, launched on June 17, stands out. The predominantly Buddhist island nation, named the 1.05 kilogram payload Ravana-1, after the biggest villain in Hindu mythology.
Detailed explanation-5: -Aryabhat was India’s first satellite, named after the famous Indian astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.