Question

What type of satellite was Early Bird which was launched by India?
A. Stationary
B. Hypothetical
C. Geostationary
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
 It was a communication satellite that was launched by India.

Complete answer:
Early bird satellite was the very first satellite for commercial communication which was launched by India in the geosynchronous orbit. It was launched in the year 1965 in the Month of April. While this satellite was built for communication that was for COMSAT by the space agency and which was launched and tracked by NASA itself. I helped people to see live television coverage of the spacecraft splashdown. The satellite was active for about 4 years and 4 months and then deactivated in January 1969 but was again active in June when the Atlantic satellite stopped working. But it was deceived again in August 1969 and since that time it has not been used again but still, it is in its orbit. Early Bird was the first satellite that helped us to have instant communication with different countries like Europe and North America but it was also able to handle television, telephone, and telefacsimile transmission. Although being just 26 pounds and small in size it worked very well. It was one of the satellites which were used in the record breaking broadcast of Our World. While the original name of the satellite was Intelsat it just got a short name as Early Bird.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The satellite was again active on its 25th anniversary but right now the satellite is not in service but is still in its orbit.