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Space Technology & ISRO
ISRO missions โ Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, Gaganyaan; launch vehicles PSLV & GSLV; GPS & NAVIC. Complete UPSC & PSC notes.
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๐ What You Will Learn in This Chapter
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ISRO โ history, headquarters, achievements
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Chandrayaan 1, 2, 3 โ missions and findings
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Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
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Gaganyaan โ India’s human spaceflight
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PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 launch vehicles
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NAVIC, IRNSS, communication satellites
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Topic 01
ISRO โ History & Organisation
Founded 1969; HQ Bengaluru; Vikram Sarabhai; key centres โ VSSC, SAC, NRSC, ISTRAC.
Topic 02
Chandrayaan Missions
Chandrayaan-1 (2008) โ water discovery; Chandrayaan-2 (2019); Chandrayaan-3 (2023) โ south pole landing.
Topic 03
Mangalyaan & Aditya-L1
Mars Orbiter Mission (2013); first Asian country to reach Mars; Aditya-L1 solar mission (2023).
Topic 04
Gaganyaan โ Human Spaceflight
India’s first crewed mission; Vyommitra robot; test flights; target 2025; astronaut training.
Topic 05
Launch Vehicles โ PSLV, GSLV, LVM3
PSLV โ workhorse; GSLV โ heavier payloads; LVM3 (GSLV Mk III) โ heaviest; One Web launch.
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NAVIC, Satellites & Revision
NAVIC/IRNSS โ India’s GPS; INSAT series; remote sensing; complete chapter revision.
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