Question: Mega-metropolis in the east of the country and home of Mother Theresa for many years. The first city in India with an underground railway system and also home to India's largest sports stadium, Eden Gardens?
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Correct Answer Eden Gardens has a capacity of 93,000.
Question: What non-profit organization is made up of worldwide ham radio operators that use their own membership-supported satellites?
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Correct Answer AMSAT is an anagram for the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. AMSAT members have developed over 40 satellites with more to come in the future.
Question: The first weather satellite was launched on February 17, 1959. What was the name of this satellite?
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Correct Answer Vanguard 2 was designed to measure cloud cover, however, this satellite was poor in collecting data as a poor axis and rotation kept it from collecting meaningful information.
TIROS-1 which was launched by NASA in 1960, was the first successful weather satellite and operated for 78 days.
Question: Anik 1 was a Canadian geosynchronous communications satellite that was launched in 1972. Anik is an Inuit word meaning what?
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Correct Answer Anik 1 was launched in 1972 and operated until 1982. Prior to Anik 1, there were no working national television satellites orbiting the earth, making Anik 1 to become the first official national television satellite. Various remote areas of Northern Canada received television signals for the first time with the launching and orbiting of Anik 1.
Question: Which of the following are designed for observation of planets, galaxies, and outer space objects?
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Correct Answer Astronomical satellites have allowed scientists, astronomers, and astrophysicists to observe and analyze our galaxy in great detail. Many satellites have x-ray and infra-red sensors that allow for greater details than a simple telescope can provide.
