ISRO has planned to launch lsquo RISAT 2BRI1 rsquo satellite which of the following statements is ar......

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ISRO has planned to launch ‘RISAT 2BRI1’ satellite, which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the satellite-

1. It is a Radar imaging reconnaissance satellite

2. It will provide all-weather surveillance for monitoring national borders

Choose the correct answer using the codes below-

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced its plans to launch its latest radar imaging reconnaissance satellite ‘RISAT 2BR1’ towards the end of May 2019.

‘RISAT-2’ was deployed before RISAT-1. Its main sensor is X-band synthetic aperture radars (SAR) which provided Indian defence forces all-weather surveillance for monitoring national borders to notice any potential threat or malicious activity and to carry out anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations.