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Q: India's first unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-I was launched at:
  • A. Thiruvananthapuram
  • B. Balasore
  • C. Wheeler Island
  • D. Srihrikotaa
Correct Answer: Option D - Chandrayaan-I was the first Indian lunar probe mission under the Chandrayaan program. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL C11 rocket on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Wheeler Island, now known as Dr.Abdul Kalam Island is an Integrated Test Range, located on off the coast of Odisha. Radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft was abruptly lost on August 29, 2009.
D. Chandrayaan-I was the first Indian lunar probe mission under the Chandrayaan program. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL C11 rocket on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Wheeler Island, now known as Dr.Abdul Kalam Island is an Integrated Test Range, located on off the coast of Odisha. Radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft was abruptly lost on August 29, 2009.

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Chandrayaan-I was the first Indian lunar probe mission under the Chandrayaan program. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL C11 rocket on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Wheeler Island, now known as Dr.Abdul Kalam Island is an Integrated Test Range, located on off the coast of Odisha. Radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft was abruptly lost on August 29, 2009.