Q5 · UPPSC current affairs · 30 September 2026 · News · MIRA Space Telescope EON Space Labs

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Consider the following statements regarding the MIRA space telescope payload:1.MIRA is an indigenous optical space telescope payload developed by a space technology startup named EON Space Labs.2.The payload was flight-tested on an experimental mission operated by the Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO).Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A Neither 1 nor 2
B 1 only
C Both 1 and 2
D 2 only

Correct answer: (b) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as MIRA is an indigenous optical space telescope payload built by space startup EON Space Labs. Statement 2 is incorrect because MIRA was flight-tested on ISRO's PSLV-C62 mission, not a DRDO mission.

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