TNPSC Thervupettagam

NISAR Satellite’s Observation

August 4 , 2025 17 hrs 0 min 45 0
  • The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite mission cost over 1.5 billion USD.
  • NISAR carries two radars, L-band from NASA and S-band from ISRO, operating together to scan Earth’s surface in detail.
  • It will monitor land changes, ice sheets, wildfires, and more with a 12-meter dish from 747 km altitude every 12 days.
  • It can detect vertical ground movements as small as 1 centimetre, helping predict disasters like earthquakes and landslides.
  • ISRO contributed the satellite bus radar and launch services, marking a key Indo-US collaboration in space science.

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