Consider the following statements regarding: The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO
- is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission
- made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA
- made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Detailed Explanation:
✅ Statement 1 – Correct: Mangalyaan is officially called the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), launched by ISRO in 2013.
❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: India was the fourth space agency to reach Mars orbit, after the Soviet Union, NASA (USA), and the European Space Agency.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: India became the first nation to successfully orbit Mars on its maiden attempt, a unique achievement as all previous Mars missions by other nations had failed in their first attempts.
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