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Question
Visit a nearby ISRO centre to know more about satellite launching.
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Solution
- ISRO:
- The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the government of India.
- Its headquarters is in the city of Bangalore.
- it was formed in 1969.
- It built India’s first satellite “Aryabhatta” in 1975.
- Satellite Launching:
- Usually, the word ‘Satellite’ refers to a machine that is launched into space and moves around the Earth or another body in space.
- Moon is an example of a natural satellite. Thousands of artificial or Man-made satellites orbit Earth.
- India has two operational launchers: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
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