'NISAR' satellite made by ISRO-NASA to be launched from India in September

'NISAR' satellite made by ISRO-NASA to be launched from India in September

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 10 2023

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An Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ISRO will be sent to India in late February 2023 for a possible launch in September.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath recently visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California to oversee the final power test of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite before it is sent to India.
The mission will help study Earth's land and ice surfaces in greater detail than ever before.
This SUV-sized payload will be carried in a special cargo container for the 14,000 km flight to the UR Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru.
ISRO and NASA had tied up in 2014 to build a 'NISAR' satellite weighing 2,800 kg.
It will provide important information on the Earth's crust, ice sheets and ecosystems.
The NISAR spacecraft will be integrated into the satellite bus at the UR Rao Satellite Center for launch.

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