Bengaluru (Karnataka) (India), March 9 (ANI): A US Air Force C-17 aircraft landed in Bengaluru on Wednesday and handed over the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) to the Indian Space Agency marking a milestone. US-India relations in space cooperation.
“Touchdown in Bangalore! @ISRO received NISAR (@NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) on a @USAirforce C-17 from @NASAJPL in California, setting the stage for final integration of Earth observation satellites, a true symbol of #USIndia civil space cooperation,” he tweeted. US Consulate General Chennai.
NISAR, an Earth-observation satellite, is being jointly developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
NISAR was envisioned by NASA and ISRO in 2014 as a powerful demonstration of radar’s capabilities as a science tool to help us study Earth’s dynamic land and ice surfaces in greater detail than ever before.
It is expected to be launched into a near-polar orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in January 2024. The satellite will operate for a minimum of three years It is a low earth orbit (LEO) observatory. NISAR will map the entire Earth in 12 days
NISAR will be the first radar in space to systematically map the Earth, using two different radar frequencies (L-band and S-band) to measure changes in our planet’s surface of less than one centimeter.
NISAR will provide a wealth of information and data on Earth’s surface changes, natural hazards and ecosystem disturbances, which will help advance our understanding of Earth system processes and climate change.
The mission will provide critical information to help manage natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, enabling faster response times and better risk assessment.
NISAR data will be used to improve agricultural management and food security by providing information on crop growth, soil moisture and land-use change.
The mission will provide data for infrastructure monitoring and management, such as oil spill monitoring, urbanization and deforestation.
NISAR will help monitor and understand the effects of climate change on Earth’s land surface, including melting glaciers, sea level rise and changes in carbon storage. (ANI)
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