{"id":255866,"date":"2025-07-24T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=a440bf2556efbb770d8b1a8be022c08e"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:30:42","slug":"nasa-sets-launch-coverage-for-earth-tracking-nisar-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=255866","title":{"rendered":"NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Earth-Tracking NISAR Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, NISAR will use synthetic aperture radar to monitor nearly all the planet\u2019s land- and ice-covered surfaces twice every 12 days.<\/div>\n
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NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities for NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is set to lift off at 8:10 a.m. EDT (5:40 p.m. IST), Wednesday, July 30, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India\u2019s southeastern coast.<\/p>\n

A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first-of-its-kind satellite will lift off aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on a mission to scan nearly all the Earth\u2019s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.<\/p>\n

Watch live coverage of the launch on NASA+<\/a> and the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n

With its two radar instruments \u2014 an S-band system provided by ISRO and an L-band system provided by NASA \u2014 the NISAR<\/a> mission will provide high-resolution data to help decision-makers, communities, and scientists monitor major infrastructure<\/a>, agricultural fields<\/a>, and movement of land and ice surfaces.<\/p>\n

Hailed as a critical part of a pioneering year for United States \u2013 India civil space cooperation by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi during their visit in Washington in February, the NISAR launch will advance U.S. \u2013 India cooperation and benefit the U.S. in areas such as agriculture and preparation and response to disasters like hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n

Monday, July 28 <\/strong> <\/p>\n

12 p.m. \u2013 Prelaunch teleconference with the following participants:<\/p>\n