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NISAR earth observation satellite enters final science operations phase

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NISAR earth observation satellite enters final science operations phase

“During this phase, the science orbit will be maintained via regular manoeuvres, scheduled to avoid or minimise conflicts with science observations. Extensive calibration and validation activities will take place,” the ISRO had said earlier. File | Photo Credit: NASA via PTI The NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, launched in July, has entered the…

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NISAR to be declared operational on November 7: ISRO chief

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NISAR to be declared operational on November 7: ISRO chief

File picture of the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, before it was launched on July 30 | Photo Credit: AP NASA and ISRO are all set to declare their first-ever jointly developed NISAR satellite operational on Friday, ISRO chairman V. Narayanan said here on Wednesday. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic…

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What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite so special? | Explained

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What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite so special? | Explained

The story so far: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota on July 30 onboard a GSLV Mk-II rocket. ‘NISAR’ stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar and is a joint mission of the two space agencies. It is a sophisticated earth-observation satellite designed to study changes on…

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What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite so special? | Explained

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What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite so special? | Explained

The story so far: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota on July 30 onboard a GSLV Mk-II rocket. ‘NISAR’ stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar and is a joint mission of the two space agencies. It is a sophisticated earth-observation satellite designed to study changes on…

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NISAR satellite will be able to monitor tectonic movements accurately, says ISRO chief

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NISAR satellite will be able to monitor tectonic movements accurately, says ISRO chief

Amid the hectic activity at the Indian Space Research Organisation ahead of its NISAR satellite launch, the space docking experiment (SPADEX), the Gaganyaan mission and Chandrayaan-4, The Hindu spoke to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath in his Bengaluru office. Excerpts: What is unique about NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite? We have built the satellite. We…

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