Indian and US agencies to launch new Nisar satellite

New Delhi, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, and NASA, reportedly combined their technological expertise to launch the Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite next July 30.

July 28, 2025
10:55

Experts informed that the new satellite will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit, providing repeated images of the entire land surface and ice every 12 days.

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh stated, in a press briefing, that this NASA-ISRO mission, the first between the two agencies, will spur similar future experiments of ISRO.

Singh added that NISAR, in addition to providing services to its countries, will also offer crucial data to other nations, especially in areas such as disaster management, agriculture, and climate monitoring.

The minister informed that NASA contributions include the L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument, a high-speed telecommunications subsystem, GPS receivers, and a 12-meter deployable antenna.

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