NISAR, which completed a year in orbit in July 2026, is a joint mission between ISRO and which agency — and what is distinctive about its radar?

ESA; it carries radar in two bands, C and XCorrect answerYour answerNASA; it carries radar in two bands, L and SCorrect answerYour answerJAXA; it carries a single L-band radarCorrect answerYour answerRoscosmos; it carries a single S-band radarCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, and it was launched by GSLV-F16 on 30 July 2025
Carrying two bands is what lets one satellite serve both ends of the job: the longer wavelength reads ice and solid earth, the shorter reads crops, soil moisture and biomass

Concept: The NISAR mission
Typical timeTypical: 55 s
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NISAR, which completed a year in orbit in July 2026, is a joint mission between ISRO and which agency — and what is distinctive about its radar?

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