MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th March, 2023) A US air force plane has delivered a jointly-developed US-Indian Earth-observation satellite, NISAR, to India's southern city of Bengaluru to prepare for its launch into orbit, the US Consulate General in Chennai said on Thursday.
The synthetic aperture radar was developed by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to monitor changes on the Earth's surface, including the state of soil and glaciers, and map the planet every 12 days.
"Touchdown in Bengaluru! @ISRO receives NISAR (@NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) on a @USAirforce C-17 from @NASAJPL in California, setting the stage for final integration of the Earth observation satellite, a true symbol of #USIndia civil space collaboration," the consulate general tweeted.
NASA and ISRO will provide two radars to allow the mission to observe a wider range of changes than either one alone. The joint space mission is set to launch in 2024.
