Which one among the following statements about the GSLV-D5 launched by India on 5 January 2014 is not true ?
It puts India in an elite club with Russia, USA, China, Japan and France
It uses an indigenously built cryogenic engine
It can place communication satellites into orbit without depending on any other country
It placed INSAT-14 precisely into its orbit
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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.