The correct answer is Option (3) → STUDSAT
India's first pico-satellite is STUDSAT (STUDent SATellite).
It holds a significant place in Indian space history for the following reasons:
- Pico-satellite Category: It weighs only 950 grams (less than 1 kg). Satellites in the 0.1 to 1 kg range are classified as "pico-satellites."
- Student Collaboration: It was designed and developed by a consortium of seven engineering colleges from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (including Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, R.V. College of Engineering, and others).
- Launch: It was successfully launched by ISRO on July 12, 2010, using the PSLV-C15 rocket.
- Objective: Its primary goal was to encourage research in miniaturized satellites and to capture images of the Earth's surface with a ground resolution of 90 meters.
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