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Detailed explanation-1: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commended the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) Bhutan and ISRO on the successful launch of the jointly developed satellite by both countries. “India Bhutan Satellite is a testament to our special relationship with the people of Bhutan.

Detailed explanation-2: -He said, India and Bhutan collaborated on the development of INDIA-BHUTANSAT Satellite carrying into payloads NanoMX, an optical imaging payload developed by ISRO and APRS-Digipeater, jointly developed by DITT, Bhutan and ISRO. The said satellite has been successfully placed in orbit on 26.11. 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Secretariat of DOS and ISRO Headquarters are located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; /ˈɪsroʊ/) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO acts as the executive of DOS as well.

Detailed explanation-5: -India on Saturday successfully launched a satellite jointly developed with Bhutan, the Indian External Affairs Ministry said. The satellite will provide high-resolution images to Bhutan for their natural resources management, the ministry said in a statement.