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American Focus > Blog > Tech and Science > NASA Teams Up With India to Launch First-of-Its-Kind $1.5 Billion Satellite : ScienceAlert
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NASA Teams Up With India to Launch First-of-Its-Kind $1.5 Billion Satellite : ScienceAlert

Last updated: June 15, 2025 6:50 pm
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A groundbreaking new satellite, the NISAR satellite, is set to launch in just a few days from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. This satellite, with a price tag of US$1.5 billion, is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to the centimeter, in almost real-time, and regardless of the time of day or weather conditions.

Weighing nearly 3 tonnes and featuring a 12-meter radar antenna, the NISAR satellite is a joint collaboration between NASA and ISRO, the national space agencies of the United States and India. This innovative satellite will use synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology to capture images of the Earth’s surface actively, rather than relying on reflected sunlight like traditional Earth observation satellites.

SAR technology, developed for military use in 1951, works by beaming a radar signal towards the Earth’s surface and detecting the reflected signal. This allows SAR satellites to capture images day and night, even through cloud cover, smoke, or ash. This ability is particularly valuable during natural disasters such as floods, bushfires, or volcanic eruptions.

The NISAR satellite will provide high-resolution images of nearly all land and ice surfaces around the globe twice every 12 days. This data will be freely available worldwide and will offer valuable insights for farmers, climate scientists, and natural disaster response teams. The satellite will be able to monitor forest biomass, track changes in Earth’s surface height, map groundwater levels, and detect land movement from earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity.

Additionally, the NISAR satellite will play a crucial role in agricultural applications, providing high-resolution estimates of soil moisture levels in all weather conditions. This information can help farmers make informed decisions about irrigation, improving water use efficiency, and potentially increasing crop yields.

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Overall, the NISAR satellite is expected to revolutionize Earth observation and provide invaluable data for a wide range of scientific and societal applications. From monitoring ecosystems and natural disasters to improving agricultural practices and tracking changes in Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers, this ambitious satellite mission holds great promise for the future. The page counter feature on websites is a useful tool for tracking the number of visitors to a site. However, many users are concerned about their personal data being collected through this tool. It is important to note that the page counter does not collect any personal data from visitors.

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