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  1. Jul 10, 2024 · NISAR is a three-year mission that is expected to be launched in 2024 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. ISRO will use NISAR for a variety of purposes including agricultural mapping, and monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas, landslide-prone areas, and changes in the coastline.

  2. Feb 9, 2023 · What is the NISAR Mission? About: NISAR has been built by space agencies of the US and India under a partnership agreement signed in 2014. It is expected to be launched in January 2024 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a near-polar orbit. The satellite will operate for a minimum of three years. It is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory.

  3. Mar 30, 2021 · NASA and ISRO are collaborating on developing an SUV-sized satellite called NISAR, which will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches over areas about half the size of a tennis court.

  4. Oct 30, 2023 · NISAR is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. It is an SUV-size satellite weighing 2,800 kilograms. It consists of both L-band and S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instruments, which makes it a dual-frequency imaging radar satellite.

  5. Sep 17, 2024 · NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a groundbreaking joint mission between NASA and ISRO. This collaborative effort aims to measure Earth’s dynamic surfaces, changing ecosystems, and ice masses. NISAR will provide crucial information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater.

  6. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint Indian-US Earth observing mission. Read on to know more about NISAR, the world’s most expensive satellite. Know about NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar for the UPSC.

  7. The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses providing information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater, and will support a host of other applications.