With reference to the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission, consider the following statements;1.It consists of both L-band and S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments, which makes it a dual-frequency imaging radar satellite.2.It is a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) observatory which will have the capacity to map the entire globe in 24 hours.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. With reference to the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission, consider the following statements;:
1.It consists of both L-band and S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments, which makes it a dual-frequency imaging radar satellite.
2.It is a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) observatory which will have the capacity to map the entire globe in 24 hours.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] .1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct: NISAR has been built by space agencies of the US and India under a partnership agreement signed in 2014.

It consist of both L-band and S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments, which makes it a dual-frequency imaging radar satellite.

Statement 2 is incorrect: It is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory which will have the capacity to map the entire globe in 12 days.

Source: The Hindu