ISRO Receives NISAR Satellite Jointly Developed by India and the United States

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) was handed over to the Indian space agency on Wednesday in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The US Air Force C-17 aircraft took off from California with the NISAR satellite on Wednesday and landed in Bengaluru. The US Consulate General Chennai confirmed this development and called NISAR a "true symbol of US-India civil collaboration".

"Touchdown in Bengaluru! @NASAJPL in California delivers NISAR (@NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) to @ISRO, paving the way for final integration of the Earth observation satellite, a true symbol of #USIndia civil space collaboration "The US Consulate General in Chennai tweeted.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organization are working together to develop NISAR, an Earth-observation satellite (ISRO).

NISAR is a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (ISRO). This mission was envisioned by NASA and ISRO eight years ago as a powerful demonstration of radar's capability as a research instrument and a way to advance our understanding of Earth's dynamic land and ice surfaces.

NISAR is expected to be launched into a close-polar orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Center in January 2024. It is a low-Earth orbiting observatory (LEO). The satellite will be operational for at least three years. NISAR will map the entire world in 12 days.

NISAR will be the first space-based radar of its kind to systematically map Earth, measuring changes in our planet's surface less than a centimeter across using two different radar frequencies (L-band and S-band).

NISAR will provide a wealth of data and information about changes to the Earth's surface, natural hazards, and ecosystem disturbances, advancing our understanding of Earth system processes and climate change.

By providing information on crop growth, soil moisture, and land-use changes, NISAR data will be used to improve agricultural management and food security.

The mission will collect data for infrastructure monitoring and management, such as oil spill monitoring, urbanization, and deforestation.

NISAR will aid in the monitoring and understanding of climate change's effects on the Earth's land surface, such as melting glaciers, sea-level rise, and changes in carbon storage. 

Source- ANI 

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