GSLV Mk II | NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

GSLV Mk II | NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

To Be Confirmed

Launch Information

Launch Provider: Indian Space Research Organization
Launch Date: July 30, 2025 11:30 UTC
Window Start: 2025-07-30T11:30:00Z
Window End: 2025-07-30T15:30:00Z

Rocket Details

Rocket: GSLV Mk. II
Configuration:

Launch Location

Launch Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, India
Launch pad location

Mission Details

Mission Name: NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission Description:

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR satellite, will use advanced radar imaging to map the elevation of Earth's land and ice masses 4 to 6 times a month at resolutions of 5 to 10 meters. It is designed to observe and measure some of the planet's most complex natural processes, including ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet collapse, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides. Under the terms of the agreement, NASA will provide the mission's L band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), a high-rate telecommunication subsystem for scientific data, GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder, and a payload data subsystem. ISRO will provide the satellite bus, an S band synthetic aperture radar, the launch vehicle, and associated launch services.