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The ISRO has opened its UR Rao Satellite Center in which city?
A
Mumbai
B
Pune
C
Bangalore
D
Chennai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru, formerly known as ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) is the lead centre for building satellites and developing associated satellite technologies.

Detailed explanation-2: -URSC is situated in Vimanapura Post. The centre launched its 100th satellite on January 12, 2018, encompassing the INSAT series, the IRS series, and GSAT communication satellites.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satellites are designed, developed, assembled, and tested at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (formerly the ISRO Satellite Centre) in Bangalore. Launch vehicles are developed at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

Detailed explanation-4: -ISRO has 13 different centres in Bangalore. Some of the most well-known centres are Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) etc. You can read about the Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO Notes for UPSC] in the given link.

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