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India's first unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 was launched from ?1. Thiruvananthapuram2. Wheeler Island3. Balasore4. Sriharikota

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Sriharikota

The correct answer is Sriharikota.

  • Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and it was operated until August 2009.
  • It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Island in Andhra Pradesh.
    • Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast.
  • The spacecraft was orbiting around the Moon at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface for chemical, mineralogical, and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon.
  • Launch Vehicle: PSLV-C11
  • Application: Planetary Observation

  • India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22nd July 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota.
  • The GSLV Mk-III will carry Chandrayaan 2 to its designated orbit.
  • Chandrayaan-2 is an Indian lunar mission that will boldly go where no country has ever gone before the Moon's south polar region.
  • India will become the fourth country in the world to soft-land on the lunar surface, a feat previously accomplished by only three other countries - the US, Russia, and China.
  • Chandrayaan-2 consists of three components: the Orbiter, the Lander (Vikram), and the Rover (Pragyaan).
  • The Lander of Chandrayaan 2 is named Vikram after Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme.

  • Another Satellite launch station, which ISRO operates is the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, is the lead center of ISRO responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle technology.
    • It was then renamed after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who is known as the Father of the Indian space program.
  • Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is located on the coast of Odisha.
    • This island is considered one of the Country’s most advanced missile testing ranges.


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