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Q. With reference to the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q. With reference to the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution
The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct
- MOM was launched aboard PSLV C-25, which was an XL variant of the PSLV, one of the world’s most reliable launch vehicles. The XL variant was earlier used to launch Chandrayaan (2008), GSAT-12 (2011), and RISAT-1 (2012).
- The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted- off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota Range SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket C25
Statement 2 is correct
- It made ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after Roscosmos, NASA, and the European Space Agency.
- It made India the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit and the first nation in the world to do so on its maiden attempt.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct
- MOM was launched aboard PSLV C-25, which was an XL variant of the PSLV, one of the world’s most reliable launch vehicles. The XL variant was earlier used to launch Chandrayaan (2008), GSAT-12 (2011), and RISAT-1 (2012).
- The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted- off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota Range SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket C25
Statement 2 is correct
- It made ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after Roscosmos, NASA, and the European Space Agency.
- It made India the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit and the first nation in the world to do so on its maiden attempt.
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