Announced in 2025, what type of engine is ISRO designing for Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)?
Announced in 2025, ISRO is designing a LOX-Methane (Liquid Oxygen-Methane) engine for its Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV). These engines are intended for a reusable booster stage, offering cleaner combustion, better storability, and higher performance for heavy-lift missions.
Important Questions from Space and Nuclear Program
With reference to `Astrosat', the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space.
2. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.
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Consider the following statements: The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO
1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission
2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA
3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following pair is/are correctly matched?
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Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such an orbit when:
1) The orbit is geosynchronous.
2) The orbit is circular.
3) The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth's equator.
4) The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km
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An artificial satellite orbiting around the Earth does not fall down. This is so because the attraction of Earth
