Question

Consider the following statements about Indian satellite launch history:

1. SLV-3 was the first satellite launch vehicle developed by India.

2. It successfully launched Aryabhata in 1975.

• A. 1 only
• B. B) 2 only
• C. C) Both 1 and 2
• D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1 only

• Correct Answer :Option A) 1 Only

• Statement 1: "SLV-3 was the first satellite launch vehicle developed by India."

• This statement is correct. SLV-3 (Satellite Launch Vehicle-3) was indeed India's first indigenous satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).

• Statement 2: "It successfully launched Aryabhata in 1975."
  This statement is incorrect.

• While SLV-3 was India's first launch vehicle, it did not launch Aryabhata.

• Aryabhata was India's first satellite but it was actually launched on April 19, 1975, by a Soviet rocket (Kosmos-3M launch vehicle) from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union, not by an Indian launch vehicle.

• SLV-3's first successful launch occurred on July 18, 1980, when it placed the Rohini RS-1 satellite into orbit. This marked India's entry into the exclusive club of space-faring nations.