ISRO & NASA Finalize Joint NISAR Earth Observatory: Dual-Radar Satellite Set for Launch

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NISAR Satellite Assembly Cleanroom

SDSC-SHAR Cleanroom / ISRO

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ISRO & NASA Finalize Joint NISAR Earth Observatory: Dual-Radar Satellite Set for Launch

EXECUTIVE 60-SECOND BRIEFING
  • Dual-Radar Capability: First satellite to integrate both L-Band (ISRO) and S-Band (NASA) Synthetic Aperture Radars.
  • Sub-Centimeter Precision: Capable of measuring tectonic surface shifts down to fractions of an inch.
  • 12-Day Planet Sweep: Comprehensive surface scan of the entire globe every 288 hours.

SRIHARIKOTA — Scientists and aerospace engineers at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre have officially certified the flight readiness of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) spacecraft, marking the culmination of a decade of groundbreaking bilateral cooperation in space science.

Weighing approximately 2,800 kilograms, the observatory will be injected into a 747-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit via ISRO’s battle-tested GSLV Mark II launcher. Unlike standard optical imaging satellites that are blind to cloud cover or nighttime conditions, NISAR’s dual sweep radars penetrate dense cloud layers, forest canopies, and ice shelves with unyielding radar interferometry.

FREQUENTLY ASKED SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS
Q: How does NISAR predict earthquake and volcanic events?
By tracking crustal strain accumulation across seismic fault lines over repeating 12-day passes, providing geologists with real-time slip warning data prior to catastrophic ruptures.

Q: Who owns and accesses the collected data?
Under the open-science charter signed by both governments, all raw and processed radar imagery will be made publicly available to researchers worldwide within 24 to 48 hours of telemetry downlink.

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