Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The booming ___(1)___ over the maiden launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s new rocket, the small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), turned to disappointment soon after. This was because the satellites that the vehicle was carrying failed to be placed into the ___(2)___ orbits and were lost. Breaking a tradition of withdrawal and silence after a ___(3)___ mission, ISRO announced the details of why the satellites were lost without losing time. The three stages of the SSLV rocket, with their solid propellants, performed as expected and detached smoothly to raise the remaining stages through the ___(4)___ trajectory. However, in the terminal stage, there was a ___(5)___ of a sensor, which led to the satellites being placed in an elliptical orbit instead of a 356 km, low-Earth, circular orbit. An elliptical orbit is defined by its long and short axes, just as a circle is ___(6)___ by its radius. The short axis of the elliptical orbit ___(7)___ was small and the height the satellites were above the earth was only about 76 km. At this height, the atmospheric drag would ___(8)___ the progress of the satellite and if a huge thrust is not provided, the object would lose height and ___(9)___ back to the earth, perhaps burning up; in any case, it will be invariably lost to the control room. This is what happened to the two satellites being ___(10)___ by the SSLV.