ISRO Missions and Satellites

Aryabhatta was India's first satellite, launched on April 19, 1975 by the Soviet Union. It was named after the ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata and conducted experiments in X-ray astronomy and solar physics.

Bhaskara-I, launched in 1979, was indeed India's first satellite specifically designed for TV and microwave telecommunications experiments. Aryabhatta (1975) was India's first satellite overall but was a scientific research satellite without TV/microwave payloads. The Rohini series came later in the 1980s.

Aryabhatta was India's first satellite, launched on 19 April 1975. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and named after the ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata. Rohini was a later satellite series (first launched in 1979). SLV (Satellite Launch Vehicle) was the launch vehicle, not a satellite. PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is an operational launch vehicle first flown in 1993, not a satellite.

India's first unmanned lunar mission was named Chandrayaan-1, successfully launched in October 2008. The name comes from Sanskrit, where 'Chandra' means moon and 'Yaan' means vehicle. The mission was a major milestone in India's space program and included payloads from NASA, ESA, and Bulgaria. The other options are fictitious names created for the question - Chandravahan, Chandravimaan, and Chandrakhoj are not actual mission names.

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian citizen to travel to space in 1984 aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 mission. He spent 7 days 21 hours and 40 minutes in space. The other names listed are common Indian name combinations but not the correct answer.

Aryabhatta was India's first satellite, launched on April 19, 1975. It was named after the ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata. The satellite was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and conducted experiments in X-ray astronomy.

Chandrayaan-I was India's first lunar satellite mission, launched in 2008. The other options - Aryabhatta, Rohini, and Bhaskar - were all Earth-orbiting satellites launched earlier. Chandrayaan-I successfully orbited the Moon and discovered water molecules on the lunar surface.

ANUSAT (Anna University Satellite) was India's first student-made satellite, developed by students of Anna University, Chennai, and launched in 2009. INSAT is a communication satellite series by ISRO. STUDSAT was a later student satellite (2010). PRATHAM was IIT Bombay's student satellite (2016).

Aryabhatta was India's first satellite, launched on April 19, 1975. IRS-1A was India's first remote sensing satellite launched much later in 1988. Bhaskar and Rohini were subsequent satellites. Aryabhatta marked the beginning of India's space program.

NRSC stands for National Remote Sensing Centre, headquartered in Hyderabad. It's under ISRO and deals with satellite-based remote sensing data for India.

CARTOSAT 2B is an Indian high-resolution earth observation satellite launched by ISRO. IKONOS and QUICKBIRD are US commercial satellites, not Indian. The question asks for an Indian satellite, making CARTOSAT 2B the correct choice among the options.

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SHAR Centre is located about 100 km north of Chennai. It is the main launch centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). SHAR operates launch ranges at Balasore in Orissa and Thumba in Kerala besides the one at Shriharikota for launching various satellites.