Question

What is METSAT, the first exclusive weather satellite created by ISRO?

A. Geosynchronous Satellite

B. The Earth's lower orbit satellite

C. Polar Orbit Satellite

D. Deep Space Probe Satellite

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : A

The correct answer is A.

• METSAT ​ is a Geosynchronous Satellite which is the first exclusive weather satellite created by ISRO.
• METSAT (Meteorological Satellite), launched by PSLV, is the first exclusive meteorological satellite built by ISRO.
• METSAT's solar array was automatically deployed immediately after its injection into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) by PSLV-C4.

• Indian meteorological instruments had been combined with telecommunication and television payloads in the INSAT series.
• METSAT was a precursor for a future INSAT system that was to have separate satellites for meteorology and telecommunications. 

Satelite	Details
The Earth's lower orbit satellite.	Satellites in this orbit travel at a speed of around 7.8 km per second; at this speed, a satellite takes approximately 90 minutes to circle Earth, meaning the ISS travels around Earth about 16 times a day.
Polar Orbit Satellite.	A Polar Orbit (PO) is an orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above Earth's North and South poles on each revolution. It has an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees to the equator.
Deep Space Probe Satellite.	A space probe or a space probe is a robotic spacecraft that doesn't orbit the Earth but instead explores further into outer space. A space probe may approach the Moon; travel through interplanetary space flyby, orbit, or land or fly on other planetary bodies; or enter interstellar space.