Statement 1 is incorrect. India's first spacecraft, 'Aryabhata', was developed in India but was launched by the Soviet Union using a Soviet launch vehicle (Cosmos-3M) in 1975. India's first satellite launched by an indigenous launch vehicle (SLV-3) was Rohini (RS-1) in 1980. Statement 2 is incorrect. ISRO Headquarters is located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bengaluru, Karnataka, not Delhi. The Department of Space (DoS) is headquartered in Bengaluru as well.
Consider the following statements for ISRO. The first Indian spacecraft ‘Aryabhata’ was developed and was launched using an Indian Launcher. DOS Secretariat and ISRO Headquarters are located at Antariksh Bhavan in Delhi. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2023 · Topic: Future Prospects of Indian Space Program (Skill Development and Capacity Building in Space Technology)
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Answer: D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
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