Q. With reference to TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment) mission, consider the following statements:
1.The mission aims to study the solar radiation effect on Earth’s atmosphere.
2.The satellite under the mission will operate in sun-synchronous orbit.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. The primary objectives of the TRISHNA mission are to monitor Earth’s surface temperature, water resources, urban heat islands, volcanic and geothermal activity, cryosphere, and water quality. It is a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES).
Statement 2 is correct. TRISHNA will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 761 km. TRISHNA is equipped with two primary payloads: Thermal InfraRed (TIR) Payload and Visible-Near InfraRed-Short Wave InfraRed (VNIR-SWIR) Payload.
Source: The Hindu
