ISRO & NASA Launch NISAR: A Game-Changer in Global Earth Monitoring

GSLV-F16 rocket launched NISAR into orbit, marking the first ISRO-NASA Earth mission together

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NISAR is a $1.5B radar satellite built to monitor Earth’s surface with unmatched accuracy

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It uses dual-frequency radar to capture Earth images day or night, through clouds or rain

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NISAR will scan nearly all land and ice globally every 12 days with high-resolution images

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Tracks natural hazards, climate shifts, forest loss, soil changes and coastal movements

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A result of a decade-long NASA-ISRO effort to build the world’s most advanced radar satellite

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After 90 days of checks, NISAR begins its 3-year mission delivering vital Earth data

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