Read the passage below carefully:
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) was formally established on May 5, 1999, under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in Nigeria. Initially operated from a temporary secretariat in Abuja, the agency was created to consolidate space technology research and accelerate national development. In September 2003, NASRDA launched NigeriaSat-1, the country's first Earth observation satellite, built in collaboration with a British satellite manufacturer. This microsatellite was primarily designed to monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use across West Africa. Although critics initially argued that space research was a luxury for a developing nation, NASRDA demonstrated immediate practical benefits by utilizing satellite imagery during the 2004 coastal flood mapping in the Niger Delta.
According to the passage, what was the primary purpose of launching NigeriaSat-1?
- To monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land useCevap
- BTo map coastal flooding in the Niger Delta throughout the late 1990s
- CTo establish Nigeria as the dominant satellite manufacturer in West Africa
- DTo consolidate all research activities under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology