Question

Satellite launch site Thumba is located on the coast of which Indian state?
1. Odisha
2. Maharashtra
3. Kerala
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kerala

The correct answer is Kerala

• The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962 under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
  • Eminent scientist Dr Vikram Sarabhai had a big role in this development.
  • He understood the need for space research and was convinced of the role it can play in helping a nation develop.
• INCOSPAR set up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station at Thumba, near Thiruvananthapuram at India’s southern tip.  
  • Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is a spaceport used to launch rockets.

• The INCOSPAR became ISRO in 1969.
• The Department of Space was created in 1972 and ISRO became a part of it and remains so to date.
• ISRO has many facilities each dedicated to a specialized field of study in space.
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre - Thiruvananthapuram 
  • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre - Thiruvananthapuram
  • Satish Dhawan Space Centre - Sriharikota
  • Space Applications Centre - Ahmedabad
  • National Remote Sensing Centre- Hyderabad