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Handover of NISAR satellite

March 13 , 2023 496 days 476 0
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency.
  • NISAR is a Low Earth Orbit observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO.
  • The satellite is expected to be launched in 2024 into a near-polar orbit.
  • NISAR carries L and S dual-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
  • According to ISRO, NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days.

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