Consider the following statements 1 India launched its first full fledged meteorological satellite M...........

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Consider the following statements:

1.India launched its first full-fledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September, 2002.

2.For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV-C4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Correct. India did launch its first full-fledged meteorological satellite, named METSAT, in September 2002. This satellite was later renamed Kalpana-1 in honor of Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-American astronaut who lost her life in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Correct. The launch vehicle PSLV-C4, used for this mission, indeed marked the first time an Indian rocket carried a payload of more than 1000 kg to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. This was a significant milestone for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in terms of payload capacity to higher orbits.

Therefore, both statements are correct.