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Countdown begins for NISAR satellite launch on July 30

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GSLV-F16 Rocket Launch and NISAR Satellite Mission

The GSLV-F16 rocket is scheduled to inject the NISAR satellite into a 743-km sun-synchronous orbit approximately 19 minutes after lift-off.

NISAR Satellite Overview

  • NISAR: NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite.
  • Designed to scan the Earth and provide all-weather, day-and-night data at 12-day intervals.
  • Represents the first collaborative satellite mission between ISRO and NASA.

International Collaboration

  • The collaboration between ISRO and NASA has strengthened through this mission.
  • The mission serves as a model for future Earth observation capabilities.

Contributions and Responsibilities

  • ISRO: Responsible for building the spacecraft bus, S-band radar, and providing the launch vehicle and mission operations.
  • NASA's JPL: Built the L-band radar, radar reflector, and boom, and provided a high-rated communications subsystem, GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder, and payload data subsystem.

Project Progress and Challenges

  • The project has been a decade-long collaboration with significant learning from both agencies.
  • The project anticipates successful outcomes and shared achievements for both the U.S. and India.
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