As part of bilateral cooperation in space technology, for which of the following neighboring countries did India launch the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Nano Satellite 2 (INS-2B) in 2022 and inaugurated a ground station in the same country in 2023?
As part of bilateral cooperation in space technology, for which of the following neighboring countries did India launch the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Nano Satellite 2 (INS-2B) in 2022 and inaugurated a ground station in the same country in 2023?
Solution
Option 1 -> India has space cooperation with Maldives, but INS-2B was not launched for this country.
Option 2 -> Bangladesh has its own satellite program with Indian support, but INS-2B was not launched for Bangladesh.
Option 3 -> Sri Lanka has benefited from India's space technology assistance, but INS-2B was not launched for Sri Lanka.
Option 4 -> India launched INS-2B satellite for Bhutan in 2022 and inaugurated the ground station in Thimphu in 2023 as part of bilateral space cooperation.
Hence, Bhutan -> INS-2B was launched on February 14, 2022, and the ground station was inaugurated in Thimphu in November 2023, strengthening India-Bhutan space technology partnership -> correct
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