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    NASA, ISRO Aiming to Launch NISAR Earth Mission in June 2025

    NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are targeting June 2025 for launch of the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission. The first mission to carry both L-band and S-band radar, NISAR will scan nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days. The mission will measure changes in the...

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    NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission Launch Date Under Review

    Work on the NISAR satellite has been completed at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment in Bengaluru, and preparations are under way to transport it to the launch site at the agency’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on India’s southeastern coast. NASA and ISRO now are reviewing potential launch …

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    NASA, ISRO Aiming to Launch NISAR Mission in March 2025

    NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are looking at a likely launch date in March 2025 for the NISAR satellite. Short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, NISAR will scan nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days to measure changes in the planet’s ecosystems, its land and sea ice, …

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    NISAR Satellite’s Radar Antenna Reflector Arrives in India

    NISAR RAR Shipment from March Air Reserve Base

    With NASA’s work on the radar antenna reflector for the NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite complete, the key piece of science hardware was shipped to the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) spacecraft integration and test facility in the city of Bengaluru, India, where it arrived Tuesday. Observations from NISAR will benefit humanity by …

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    Work on NASA’s NISAR Reflector Complete

    Work on the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) radar antenna reflector is done, and NASA expects to transport the reflector to India before the end of the year. The current eclipse season is underway now through February 2025. During the eclipse season, the periods of alternating sunlight and shadows due to the position of the …

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    NASA’s Work on NISAR’s Antenna Reflector Nears Completion

    This artist’s concept depicts the NISAR satellite in orbit over central and Northern California.

    NASA’s work on the radar antenna reflector for the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite is nearing completion in California, with testing under way to verify that this hardware component will deploy properly following launch. Drum-shaped and about 39 feet (12 meters) across, the reflector is among NASA’s contributions to this joint mission with the …

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    Work Continues on NISAR Satellite as Mission Looks Toward Launch

    NISAR is pictured in this artist's concept, in flight in Earth's orbit, with Earth in the background

    The NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite – a joint NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Earth-observing mission – is nearly complete, and a launch readiness date will be determined at the end of April. The spacecraft will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern coast. Work to be finished before launch …

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