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NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

NISAR

Using advanced radar imaging that will provide an unprecedented, detailed view of Earth, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite is designed to observe and take measurements of some of the planet's most complex processes.

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Mission Statistics

Launch Date

TBD

Type

Orbiter

Target

Earth

Status

Future

About the mission

Using advanced radar imaging that will provide an unprecedented, detailed view of Earth, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite is designed to observe and take measurements of some of the planet's most complex processes. These include ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet collapse, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides.

Data collected from NISAR will reveal information about the evolution and state of Earth's crust, help scientists better understand our planet's processes and changing climate, and aid future resource and hazard management. The mission is a partnership between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization.

Instruments

  • L-band (24-centimeter wavelength) Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • S-band (12-centimeter wavelength) Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar

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