Q87. The South Asia Satellite launched by India will provide telecommunication links among which of the following countries?
1. Nepal 2. Myanmar
3. Pakistan 4. Afghanistan
5. Sri Lanka
Select the correct code:
(d) Only 1, 4 and 5
ISRO built the 2,230-kg satellite, which uses a new propulsion system, over three years at a cost of Rs 235 crore. Its mission life is 12 years and the project costs over Rs 450 crore
The satellite will provide telecommunication links among India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
The communication spacecraft will support communication, broadcasting and Internet services, disaster management, tele-medicine, tele-education, weather forecasting.