GSAT 7-B SATELLITE

Question 1

India has only two dedicated military satellites

Answer 1

• GSAT-7 (Rukmini) – Indian Navy
• GSAT-7A (Angry Bird) – Air Force

Question 2

Who provides a gamut of services for military communication needs, which includes low bit voice rate to high bit rate data facilities, including multi-band communications?

Answer 2

GSAT 7 (Rukmini)

Question 3

It is India’s first military satellite

Answer 3

GSAT 7 (Rukmini)

Question 4

The GSAT 7 satellite was launched in

Answer 4

August 2013

Question 5

The GSAT 7 satellite was launched in August 2013 from an

Answer 5

Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Kourou in French Guiana

is 2,650 kg satellite & nearly 2,000 nautical miles in Indian Ocean area

Question 6

The GSAT 7A was launched in

Answer 6

2018

Question 7

The GSAT 7A was launched in 2018 from the

Answer 7

Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)

Question 8

____ is an all weather and all terrain condition satellite, which will allow it to work through clouds, rain, forest and coastal areas.

Answer 8

Electromagnetic Intelligence Gathering Satellite (EMISAT)

developed by ISRO

Question 9

An Electromagnetic Intelligence Gathering Satellite (EMISAT), developed by ISRO, was launched in April 2020 through a

Answer 9

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45)

Question 10

EMISAT Satellite is an electronic intelligence satellite for the

Answer 10

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

by ISRO

Question 11

EMISAT has an ____ , which allows the interception of ground-based radar and also carries out electronic surveillance across India.

Answer 11

Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) package called Kautilya

Question 12

____ are the satellites equipped with remote sensing technology. Earth observation is the gathering of information about Earth’s physical, chemical and biological systems.

Answer 12

Earth Observation Satellites

Question 13

It is designed to provide high quality images under all weather conditions for applications such as Agriculture, Forestry and Plantations, Soil Moisture and Hydrology and Flood mapping. Name it

Answer 13

EOS-04

weighing 1,710 kg and with a mission life of ten years

Question 14

____ are aimed at improving the understanding of ionosphere (part of Earth’s upper atmosphere) dynamics and the sun’s coronal heating processes.

Answer 14

INSPIREsat-1

Question 15

INSPIREsat-1 is part of a constellation of satellites planned under the

Answer 15

International Space Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE)

Question 16

The thermal imaging cameras of the ____ are meant for earth observation purposes, like assessment of land and water surface temperature, and identification of forest and tree cover.

Answer 16

INS-2TD

first India-Bhutan joint satellite

in March, 2022

Question 17

Indian Space Research Organisation’s earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) were successfully placed into the intended orbit by the

Answer 17

PSLV-C52 rocket

Question 18

____ is expected to bolster the country’s border monitoring measures besides aiding in disaster management, agriculture and tracking forest cover.

Answer 18

RISAT-2BR1

has a life of five years

Question 19

The PSLV has failed only ___ in its history

Answer 19

Twice
* PSLV D1 in 1993
* PSLV C-39 in 2017