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NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones It will also serve as a valuable tool to give warning of land subsidence as scientists can use the data collected every 12 days and under all-weather conditions to study deformation patterns April 14, 2023 09:39 pm | Updated April 15, 2023 07:42 am IST - NEW DELHI A forthcoming satellite, NISAR, jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the U.S. will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. The data this will generate can potentially give advance warning of land subsidence, as recently observed in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, as well point to places that are at greatest risk from earthquakes. The NISAR satellite, expected to cost approximately $900 million (with ISRO contributing about one-tenth) will use two frequency bands: the L-band and S-band to image the seismically active Himalayan region that will, every 12 days, create a “deformation map”, said Prakash Chauhan, Director, ISRO-National Remote Sensing Centre at a seminar here this week. “The geoscience community can use this to determine how strain is building up in various parts of the Himalayas,” he said. These two frequency bands will together provide high-resolution, all-weather data from the satellite that is expected to follow a sun-synchronous orbit and will be launched in January 2024. Strain refers to the deformation that occurs in r...

Artist's concept of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in orbit. Names NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar NISAR Mission type Operator Website .jpl .nasa .gov .isro .gov .in /NISARSatellite .html Mission duration 3 years (planned) Spacecraft properties Spacecraft NISAR Manufacturer ISRO Launch mass 2,800kg (6,200lb) Power 6,500 Start of mission Launch date January 2024 (planned) Rocket (4 meter fairing) Launch site Contractor Orbital parameters Referencesystem Regime Altitude 747km (464mi) 747km (464mi) 747km (464mi) 98.5° Transponders Band Instruments L-band (24-cm wavelength) Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar S-band (12-cm wavelength) Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar NISAR mission logo The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar ( NISAR) mission is a joint project between Overview [ ] The NASA-ISRO The mission is a partnership between All data from NISAR would be freely available 1 to 2 days after observation and within hours in case of emergencies like natural disasters. The satellite will be The satellite will be launched from India aboard a ISRO's share of the project cost is about ₹788 crore (US$99million), and NASA's share is about US$808 million. Payload [ ] • • See also [ ] • • • • • • References [ ] • ^ a b c . Retrieved 16 March 2021. • (PDF). conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int. ESA Space Debris Office. 18–21 April 2017 . Retrieved 16 March 2021. • ^ a b c d (PDF). sac.gov.in. Space Applications Centre, ISRO. August 2018 . Retrieved 16 March 20...

What is NISAR, the NASA-ISRO satellite that will help scientists better understand climate change? The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) will observe nearly the entire planet every 12 days, night and day, in all weather conditions. Likely to be launched into near-polar orbit in 2024, it will also help scientists gain a better understanding of the Earth’s crust The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is all set to begin its voyage to India. The NISAR, an earth-observation satellite jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, will help study the Earth’s land and ice surfaces in greater detail. Details about a launch remain scarce. Some have reported that NISAR will possibly be launched in September but others say the satellite will likely launch in 2024. 'Planet is changing,' cautions circumnavigator Abhilash Tomy World Environment Day: What is eco-anxiety? On Friday, ISRO chairman S Somanath visited NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to oversee NISAR’s final electrical testing. “Today we come one step closer to fulfilling the immense scientific potential NASA and ISRO envisioned for NISAR when we joined forces more than eight years ago,” Somanath said at the formal send-off ceremony organised at the JPL which was attended by senior scientists from the two space agencies. “This mission will be a powerful demonstration of the capability of radar as a science tool and help us study Earth’s dynamic land and ice surfaces in greater detail than ever before,” Somanath ...