Arrange the following space initiatives of India in the chronological order of their year of launch, beginning from the earliest to the latest.
(A) Aditya-L1 Solar Observatory Spacecraft inserted into the halo orbit around the Sun
(B) Launch of Chandrayaan - I Lunar Mission
(C) Bhaskara - I launched
(D) Launch of Mars Orbiter Mission
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
Each initiative is placed by the year it took place.
(C) Bhaskara - I launched — 7 June 1979. India’s first experimental earth observation satellite was launched on a Soviet rocket.
(B) Launch of Chandrayaan - I Lunar Mission — 22 October 2008, on the PSLV from Sriharikota. India’s first Moon mission found evidence of water molecules on the Moon.
(D) Launch of Mars Orbiter Mission — 5 November 2013. Mangalyaan reached Mars orbit in September 2014, making India the first country to do so in its first attempt.
(A) Aditya-L1 Solar Observatory Spacecraft inserted into the halo orbit around the Sun — 6 January 2024. Launched on 2 September 2023, the spacecraft was placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point L1, about 15 lakh km from the Earth.