40. ISRO launched the world's first satellite dedicated to education, the EDUSAT in the month of

(A) June 2004

(B) July 2004

(C) August 2004

(D) September 2004

Ans. (D) September 2004

EDUSAT or GSAT-3 is 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 satellite-based distance education system for the country.