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ISRO
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DRDO
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BARC
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NASA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The NISAR satellite which costs $1.5 billion is set to be launched in January 2024 from Sriharikota aboard the ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. The satellite will help scientists better understand climate change, and Earth’s crust, and also help in future resource and hazard management.
Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO and NASA joined hands in 2014 to build the 2, 800 kg satellite. In March 2021, ISRO sent its S-Band SAR payload developed in India to NASA for integration with the L-Band payload built by JPL. “This marks an important milestone in our shared journey to better understand planet Earth and our changing climate.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mission is a partnership between NASA and ISRO. Under the terms of the agreement, NASA will provide the mission’s L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), a high-rate telecommunication subsystem for scientific data GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder, and a payload data subsystem.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conclusion. NISAR is a three-year mission that is expected to be launched in 2024 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.