Choose the correct sequence with the year of launching of Indian satellites in a chronological order starting with the launching of first satellite:
(A) Mangalyaan
(B) INSAT 1A
(C) Chandrayaan-1
(D) Aryabhata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (B), (C), (A)
(D) Aryabhata — 19 April 1975, India’s first satellite, put into orbit by a Soviet rocket.
(B) INSAT 1A — 10 April 1982, the first satellite of the Indian National Satellite (INSAT) series for communication and weather, launched from the USA.
(C) Chandrayaan-1 — 22 October 2008, India’s first mission to the Moon, launched by the PSLV from Sriharikota.
(A) Mangalyaan — 5 November 2013, the Mars Orbiter Mission, which reached Mars orbit in September 2014 at India’s first attempt.