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Headline: NASA And India Conduct Groundbreaking Joint Launch Of NISAR Earth-Mapping Satellite
Caption: This video shows the launch of NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) NISAR satellite. It launched from the southeast Indian coast on Wednesday 30 July 2025. After the successful launch the payload will orbit Earth for at least three years using its sophisticated radar systems to scan nearly all the planet's land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days. NASA and ISRO will jointly operate the spacecraft to gather scientific data for the U.S. and India. Short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, NISAR will help scientists better understand processes involved in catastrophic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. In addition, it will support monitoring of infrastructure, such as dams, bridges, and roadways. The satellite's cloud-penetrating ability will help urgent-response communities during weather disasters such as hurricanes, storm surges, and floods. Its revolutionary dual frequency imaging technology is so sharp it can tell the difference between a shrub and a tree when in orbit. It will also offer unprecedented coverage of Antarctica. This is crucial for studying the motion, melting of the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the first-ever hardware collaboration between NASA and ISRO on an Earth-observing mission.
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