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NISAR (NASA-ISRO SAR Mission)

"NISAR is a joint mission between NASA and ISRO to launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar on an Earth observation satellite. It will map the entire globe in 12 days."

LAUNCH WINDOW: July 30, 2025
SDSC SHAR, SRIHARIKOTA
NISAR (NASA-ISRO SAR Mission)
FLIGHT IMAGING
LAUNCH VEHICLE

GSLV Mk II

Medium-to-Heavy Expendable

TARGET ORBIT

SSO

Velocity & Flight Path Optimized

PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVES

01

Propulsion Systems Test

Evaluation of the GSLV Mk II launch system's core stages and guidance units in flight conditions.

02

Orbital Insertion Precision

Establish telemetry lock and deploy payload spacecraft exactly within target SSO coordinate thresholds.

03

Ground Control Handshake

Deploy tracking dishes and establish multi-station communication matrices with space centers in India.

FLIGHT CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL

FLIGHT READINESS AUDIT (FRR)
NOMINAL
CRYOGENIC TANKING FLOW
NOMINAL
RANGE SAFETY CONTROL
NOMINAL
T-MINUS TERMINAL SEQUENCE
PENDING
ISRO
Live Telemetry

NISAR (NASA-ISRO SAR Mission)

GSLV Mk IISSO

ISRO
SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota

"NISAR is a joint mission between NASA and ISRO to launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar on an Earth observation satellite. It will map the entire globe in 12 days."

MISSION OPERATOR

ISRO

ISRO

Private Space Corporation

Launch SiteSDSC SHAR (SLP)
Payload Mass~2500 kg (Classified)
Sector TypeCommercial / Civil

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