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  1. India’s first microwave remote sensing satellite recently launched is.
    1. GSAT-12
    2. Megha Tropiquies
    3. RISAT-1
    4. Rohini
Correct Option: C

India’s first microwave remote sensing satellite is RISAT-1. Note : RISAT-1 is an indigenously developed radar imaging satellite successfully launched by a PSLVXL rocket on April 26, 2012 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota. RISAT-2 was the first of the RISAT series to reach orbit. It was launched successfully on April 20, 2009 at by a PSLV rocket. After the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, the launch plan was modified to launch RISAT2 before RISAT-1, since the indigenous C-band SAR to be used for RISAT-1 was not ready.



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