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Consider the following statements:

  1. All space satellite launching pads are located on the east coast of India.
  2. There is only one liquid propulsion system centre of ISRO.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

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Statement (1) is correct. All the space satellite launching pads are located on the east coast of India due to geographical reasons. The movement of the earth from west to east direction and influence of Coriolis force tend to take things/satellites eastward. Now, if a satellite is launched from the west coast, in case of its failure it will fall on the Indian landmass, and may risk loss of life and property. Launching a satellite from the east coast minimizes the chances of such losses as a satellite (in case of failure) falls in the Bay of Bengal.

Statement (2) is incorrect. There are three liquid propulsion system centres of ISRO. The centres are locate at

(a) Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu (c) Bangaluru, Karnataka
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