UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper 1 · Q87
Science & Technology
Hard · Astrosat
Consider the following statements regarding India's 'Astrosat':
1. It is the first multi-wavelength space observatory of its kind, no other country besides the USA and Russia has launched a similar one.
2. Astrosat weighs approximately 2000 kg and operates in an orbit of about 1650 km.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?