Kalpana-1 was first exclusive satellite built by ISRO in which of the following satellite systems?

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Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by ISRO on 12 September 2002. The satellite was originally named MetSat-1 but was renamed to Kalpana-1 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of Kalpana Chawla, Indian born NASA astronaut who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

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METSAT Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by ISRO on 12 September 2002. The satellite was originally named MetSat-1 but was renamed to Kalpana-1 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of Kalpana Chawla, Indian born NASA astronaut who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

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