The first Indian Satellite for serving the educational sector is known as: (A) SATEDU (B) INSAT - B (C) EDUSAT (D) INSAT - C

The first Indian Satellite for serving the educational sector is known as: (A) SATEDU (B) INSAT - B (C) EDUSAT (D) INSAT - C 
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Answer: C GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was a communications satellite which was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satelliteba sed distance education system for the country.
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