Arrange the following satellites launched by India in chronological order:
A. APPLE
B. Bhaskara I
C. Aryabhata
D. Rohini
E. INSAT-1A
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C, B, D, A, E
Each satellite with its launch date:
(C) Aryabhata — 19 April 1975. India’s first satellite, launched by a Soviet rocket.
(B) Bhaskara I — 7 June 1979. An experimental earth-observation satellite, also launched from the Soviet Union.
(D) Rohini — 18 July 1980 (Rohini RS-1). The first satellite put into orbit by an Indian rocket, SLV-3, from Sriharikota.
(A) APPLE — 19 June 1981. India’s first experimental communication satellite, carried by the European Ariane rocket.
(E) INSAT-1A — 10 April 1982. The first satellite of the INSAT series, launched by an American Delta rocket.