GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America to jointly realise a satellite mission named ‘NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)’ for scientific studies of Earth. The NISAR mission is scheduled for launch …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The NISAR mission is scheduled for launch in 2023. ISRO has already delivered the S-band SAR payload to NASA for NISAR [NASA-ISRO SAR] mission. About NISAR: It is optimised for studying hazards and global environmental change and can help manage natural resources better and …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. What is NISAR, the joint Earth-Observing mission of NASA and ISRO? Context: NASA and ISRO are collaborating on developing a satellite called NISAR. About NISAR: The satellite will be launched in 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, into a near-polar orbit. It will scan the globe …
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