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BENGALURU: India and the United States have cleared a major milestone in their joint Earth-observation effort, with the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission completing antenna deployment, early calibration, and the full commissioning run. The mission has now moved into its science phase, with Isro releasing the first set of S-band radar images on Friday,…
Nasa’s deputy associate administrator Casey Swails, in presence of Isro chairman V Narayanan, addresses scientists after successful launch of GSLV-F16 NEW DELHI: The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) programme cost the US and India over $1.5 billion. But there is an important question to be asked: What was the need for such a huge investment…
TOI explains: How Nisar was built & why it’ll take 90 days before any data comes in NEW DELHI: The India-US Earth observation satellite, Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar), is set for launch on July 30 from Isro’s spaceport in Sriharikota aboard the GSLV-F16 rocket. But the mission’s real work begins after it enters orbit….
The story so far: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota on July 30 onboard a GSLV Mk-II rocket. ‘NISAR’ stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar and is a joint mission of the two space agencies. It is a sophisticated earth-observation satellite designed to study changes on…
