Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Which Indian Meteorological satellite has renamed as Kalpana-I in 2003 ?

Options:

INSAT-3A

METSAT

INSAT-3C

GSAT-2

Correct Answer:

METSAT

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → METSAT

METSAT (renamed as Kalpana - 1 on February 5, 2003 after the Indian born American Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla, who died on February 1, 2003 in the US Space Shuttle Columbia disaster) is the first in the series of exclusive meteorological satellites built by ISRO.