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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 29

SSC GD Constable (English) - 24 Jan 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q29

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Aryabhatta was India's first artificial satellite in space, launched in the year ______.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1975

Aryabhata was the first Indian Satellite named after the great Indian astronomer Aryabhata. It was launched on 19 April 1975.

  • It was built by the Indian Space Research Organization and was launched from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch station.

  • It weighed 794 pounds (360 kg) and its objective was to explore conditions in Earth’s ionosphere, measure neutrons and gamma rays from the Sun, and perform investigations in X-ray astronomy.