Among the following satellites, which one was renamed as Kalpana-1 on 5th February 2003, after the death of the India-born American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → METSAT
METSAT, ISRO’s first satellite built only for weather observation, was launched by PSLV-C4 on 12 September 2002 and later placed in a geostationary orbit. After Kalpana Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on 1 February 2003, the satellite was renamed Kalpana-1 in her memory on 5 February 2003.