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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 10 of 200

Q10
General ScienceSpace & Astronomy
The first geostationary satellite launched in 1964 was called
  1. a.ANIK
  2. b.SYNCOM-3
  3. c.WESTAR
  4. d.MOLNIYA

Answer: (B) SYNCOM-3

Syncom 3, launched by NASA in August 1964, was the first geostationary satellite and relayed TV coverage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Anik (1972) and Westar (1974) came later, and Molniya satellites used highly elliptical, not geostationary, orbits.

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