Which one among the following statements about the GSLV-D5 launched by India on 5 January 2014 is not true ?
[amp_mcq option1=”It puts India in an elite club with Russia, USA, China, Japan and France” option2=”It uses an indigenously built cryogenic engine” option3=”It can place communication satellites into orbit without depending on any other country” option4=”It placed INSAT-14 precisely into its orbit” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2014
– Statement B is true. GSLV-D5 was the first successful flight of the GSLV using the domestically developed cryogenic upper stage (CUS). Previous attempts with the indigenous CUS had failed.
– Statement C is true. The primary objective of developing the GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic engine is to achieve self-reliance in launching communication satellites into GTO, eliminating dependence on foreign launch services for this class of satellites.
– Statement D is false. The satellite successfully placed into GTO by GSLV-D5 on January 5, 2014, was **GSAT-14**, a communication satellite, not INSAT-14.