Practice Questions on Space Technology-ISRO

ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organisation

ISRO headquarters is in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Aryabhata was India’s first satellite launched in 1975

Aryabhata was launched on 19 April 1975

PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

SDSC is located at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first moon mission launched in 2008

Chandrayaan-1 was launched on 22 October 2008

Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) was launched in 2013

Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on 5 November 2013

GSLV stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

LVM3 (formerly GSLV Mk III) is India’s heaviest rocket

Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023

Chandrayaan-3 landed on 23 August 2023

Vikram lander carried Pragyan rover

Pragyan rover explored lunar surface

India became first country to land near lunar south pole with Chandrayaan-3

Aditya-L1 is India’s first solar observatory mission

Aditya-L1 was launched on 2 September 2023

Gaganyaan is India’s first human spaceflight mission

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is father of Indian space program

VSSC is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

INCOSPAR was Indian National Committee for Space Research

INCOSPAR was established in 1962

Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)

NavIC (IRNSS) is India’s regional navigation system

IRNSS stands for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

NavIC has 7 satellites (3 GEO + 4 GSO)

AstroSat is India’s first space observatory

AstroSat was launched on 28 September 2015

SSLV stands for Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

Chandrayaan-1 discovered water molecules on Moon

NSIL (NewSpace India Limited) is ISRO’s commercial arm

Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July 2019

RLV-TD is ISRO’s reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator

ISTRAC is headquartered in Bengaluru

VSSC stands for Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Rakesh Sharma was first Indian in space (1984)

Rakesh Sharma flew on Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984

Saare Jahan Se Achcha was his reply to Indira Gandhi

LPSC stands for Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

LPSC is in Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru

Shukrayaan-1 is proposed Venus orbiter mission

SDSC stands for Satish Dhawan Space Centre

LVM3-M4 launched Chandrayaan-3

URSC stands for U R Rao Satellite Centre

URSC is located in Bengaluru

IN-SPACe is Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre

IN-SPACe was established in 2020