space tech: isro centres and types of orbits

Question 1

ISRO was formed by recomposition of what?

Answer 1

INCOSPAR: indian national committee for space research

Question 2

when was ISRO formed

Answer 2

15 august 1969

Question 3

hq of ISRO?

Answer 3

bengaluru

Question 4

objective of isro?

Answer 4

to use space tech and its apps for national interest and development of nation

Question 5

isro centre: location
vikram sarabhai space centre

Answer 5

thiruvananthapuram

Question 6

isro centre: location
ur rao satellite centre

Answer 6

bengaluru

Question 7

isro centre: location
satish dhawan space centre

Answer 7

shriharikota andhra pradesh

Question 8

isro centre: location
liquid propulsion systems centre

Answer 8

thiruananthapuram and bengaluru

Question 9

isro centre: location
isro propulsion complex

Answer 9

mahendragiri hills, tamil nadu

Question 10

isro centre: location
master control facility

Answer 10

hassan, karnataka
and
bhopal, MP

Question 11

isro centre: location
national remote sensing centre

Answer 11

hyderabad

Question 12

isro centre: location
national remote sensing centre 6 regional centres

map them

Answer 12

dehradun
jodhpur
nagpur
bengaluru
kharagpur
shillong

Question 13

isro centre: location
human space flight centre

Answer 13

bengaluru

Question 14

isro centre: location
indian deep space network

Answer 14

byalalu, karnataka

Question 15

isro centre: location
ISTRAC centres in india

Answer 15

port blair
thiruvananthapuram/trivendrum
bengaluru
shriharikota
lucknow

Question 16

isro centre: location
ISTRAC global centres

Answer 16

mauritius
indonesia
vietnam
russia
norway
panama

Question 17

isro centre: location
space applications centre

Answer 17

ahmedabad and delhi

Question 18

isro centre: location
indian institute of remote sensing

Answer 18

dehradun, uttarakhand

Question 19

vikram sarabhai space centre thiruvananthapuram formerly known as

Answer 19

TERLS
thumba equatorial rocket launching station

Question 20

vikram sarabhai space centre is used for?

Answer 20

satellite launch vehicles of PSLV and GSLV development

Question 21

what is UR Rao satellite centre bengaluru used for

Answer 21

satellites and spacecrafts development

Question 22

what is satish dhawan space centre shriharikota used for

Answer 22

launching site for indian satellites near equator at eastern coast of subcontinent
recently: SSLV D2 aka EOS 7on feb 8

Question 23

what is SHAR

Answer 23

shriharikota high altitude range

Question 24

what does the liquid propulsion systems centre, thiruvananthapuram and bengaluru do

Answer 24

deals with design and development of solid and liquid propulsion systems

Question 25

isro propulsion complex mahendragiri was formerly known as

Answer 25

liquid propulsion systems centre

Question 26

what does isro propulsion complex, mahendragiri hills, TN do

Answer 26

it deals with development of upper stage liquid propellant and cryogenic stage

Question 27

what is handled from master control facility, hassan, karnataka and bhopal, mp?

Answer 27

all the geostationary/geosynchronous satellites of ISRO are monitored and controlled from this facility

Question 28

work of national remote sensing centre, hyderabad? also for mains so do well

Answer 28

data obtained from remote sensing satellites is stored and processed in this facility along with various techniques and applications so that it can be used in disaster management, geo spatial services, governance and capacity building

Question 29

under which programme ws human space flight centre, bengaluru estt

Answer 29

indian human spaceflight programme

Question 30

what is indian human spaceflight programme

Answer 30

initiated in 2007 by isro to to launch crewed spacecraft in LEO, its first testing is in 2023 for the gaganyan 1 program. it has estt human space flight centre in bengaluru

Question 31

work of indian deep space network byalalu karnataka

Answer 31

supports and establishes connection with interplanetary missions with the help of ISTRAC

Question 32

full form of ISTRAC

Answer 32

isro telemetry tracking and command network

Question 33

what is ISTRAC

Answer 33

isro telemetry tracking and command network is a global network of ground stations to provide telemetry tracking and command support to satellite and launch vehicle missions

Question 34

what does the space applications centre of ahmedabad and delhi handle

Answer 34

it deals with R&D of various applications and systems (related to telecommunication, remote sensing, satellite navigation, metrology etc) facilitated by space tech

Question 35

what is an orbit

Answer 35

imaginary path of any celestial body or satellite, revolving around another celestial body is called orbit

Question 36

3 types of orbits?

Answer 36

LEO low earth orbit MEO mid earth orbit GEO geosynchronous orbit

Question 37

altitude of LEO

Answer 37

160-2000 km

Question 38

which altitude of LEO is typically used

Answer 38

900-1000 km

Question 39

revolution period of LEO?

Answer 39

90-120 mins

Question 40

main uses of LEO satellites

Answer 40

1 mainly remote sensing 2 now a days for communication and nav too 3 sounding rockets and testing satellites like sputnik, aryabhatta, bhaskar

Question 41

in which orbit is international space station

Answer 41

LEO

Question 42

at what altitude is ISS

Answer 42

400 km

Question 43

how many revolutions per day and how much time per revolution for ISS

Answer 43

15 revolutions i.e. 96 mins per rev

Question 44

what kind of orbit is a polar orbit

Answer 44

special type of LEO

Question 45

where is the polar orbit satellite placed

Answer 45

in LEO parallel to polar axis of earth

Question 46

main uses of polar orbit satellite

Answer 46

mainly remote sensing others intelligence gathering surveillance and reconnaissance study of atmosphere and climate change

Question 47

what kind of orbit is sun synchronous orbit

Answer 47

special type of LEO

Question 48

which satellite passes the same latitude at the same local time

Answer 48

sun synchronous orbit satellite

Question 49

which satellite is used for cartography

Answer 49

sun synchronous

Question 50

uses of sun synchronous satellites

Answer 50

earth imaging (cartography) intelligence gathering, surveillance remote sensing study of atmosphere