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The NISAR (NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite operates in which orbit type?

  1. AMedium Earth Orbit (MEO)
  2. BHighly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
  3. CPolar Sun-synchronous OrbitCorrect answer
  4. DLow Inclination Equatorial Orbit
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C. Polar Sun-synchronous Orbit

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The NISAR satellite operates in a Polar Sun-synchronous Orbit, enabling consistent global Earth observation by passing over the same location at a fixed local solar time, which is ideal for SAR-based measurements.

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