Question

    Which satellite was recently re-entered into Earth's atmosphere by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)?

    A GSAT-1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B INSAT-1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Megha - Tropics - 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D EOS-1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the first time brought down a satellite - Megha Tropiques-1, in a controlled manner after its end of life. Although the mission life of the weather satellite - a joint India-France mission launched aboard a PSLV in 2011, was only 3 years, it continued providing data on water cycle, energy exchanges in the tropics for nearly a decade.

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