NISAR: NASA-ISRO Earth Observing Satellite To Be Launched In Early 2024, To Survey Earth Every 12 Days. All About It

NISAR is an Earth observing satellite that plans to analyse and survey all of Earth's lands and ice-covered surfaces every 12 days. NISAR will be launched aboard ISRO's GSLV rocket from Sriharikota.

NISAR will give the world an unprecedented view of Earth by observing Earth's dynamic surface and interior, Earth's cold regions, terrestrial ecosystems, and water. This will help manage natural resources and hazards, and better understand the effects and pace of climate change ( Image Source :NASA )

NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are set to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in the first quarter of 2024. A few tests, such as those related to vibration, will be conducted before NISAR is launched. NASA's NISAR Project Manager Phil Barela said during a media interaction in Bengaluru that he is expecting the launch of NISAR no earlier than January 2024, news agency PTI reported.  NISAR will be launched aboard ISRO's Geosynchronous