GSLV-F16 with NISAR satellite onboard lifts off from Sriharikota
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GSLV-F16 with NISAR satellite onboard lifts off from Sriharikota
NISAR is the first joint satellite of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The NISAR satellite will scan the Earth and provide all-weather, day-and-night data at 12-day intervals, and enable a wide range of applications. The satellite will observe Earth with a swathe of 242 km and high spatial resolution, using SweepSAR technology for the first time. Today’s launch is the 102nd launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The GSLV-F16 rocket lifted off from the second launch pad of the spaceport at 5.40 p.m. In a few minutes it is expected to inject the 2,392-kg NISAR satellite into a 743-km sun-synchronous orbit.
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The NISAR is the first joint satellite of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The NISAR satellite will scan the Earth and provide all-weather, day-and-night data at 12-day intervals, and enable a wide range of applications. It is the first satellite to observe the Earth with a dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) — NASA’s L-band and ISRO’s S-band — both using NASA’s 12m unfurlable mesh reflector antenna, integrated to ISRO’s modified I3K satellite bus.
NISAR, which has a mission life of five years, will observe Earth with a swathe of 242 km and high spatial resolution, using SweepSAR technology for the first time.
“NISAR can detect even small changes in the Earth’s surface, such as ground deformation, ice sheet movement, and vegetation dynamics. Further applications include sea ice classification, ship detection, shoreline monitoring, storm characterization, changes in soil moisture, mapping and monitoring of surface water resources, and disaster response,” the ISRO stated.
According to NASA Officials its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) built the radar antenna reflection, radar antenna boom, L-Band SAR and engineering payload, while ISRO developed the spacecraft bus, solar array S-band SAR and the launch vehicle.
Today’s launch is the 102nd launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The GSLV-F16 is the 18th flight of the GSLV and the 12th flight with the indigenous cryogenic stage. The GSLV-F16 mission is the first mission of the GSLV to sun-synchronous polar orbit.
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