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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is INS Dhruv . India has launched its first ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship INS Dhruv. It is a 10, 000-tonne vessel and was commissioned from the southern Indian port of Visakhapatnam. It has been built by Hindustan Shipyard along with DRDO and NTRO.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a major boost for India’s naval power, the country got its first satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship Dhruv, commissioned from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The INS Dhruv is India’s first naval vessel capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long-range.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dhruv is India’s first naval vessel that is capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long range, which assumes a special significance with an increasing threat of nuclear ballistic warfare in the Indo-Pacific region.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s first nuclear-missile tracking ship, named INS Dhruv, has been commissioned from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The 10, 00 tonnes satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship has been built by the Hindustan Shipyard Limited in collaboration with the DRDO and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).

Detailed explanation-5: -Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the program. DRDO attempted to build a surface-to-air missile under Project Devil.