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NASA, India launch satellite to track movement of Earth's surface
The US space agency NASA has launched a satellite into space in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) designed to measure changes on the Earth's surface at levels of precision previously unknown.
Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth’s land and ice
The satellite called NISAR — short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will operate from a near-polar-circling orbit 464 miles high. It will join dozens of Earth observation missions already in operation by the U.S. and India.
NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
NASA announced Wednesday it, in a partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization, has launched a radar system to map Earth as never before.
NASA-ISRO satellite lifts off to track Earth's changing surfaces
Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota,
Watch India and NASA launch the powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite on July 30
India will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort of ISRO and NASA, on July 30, and you can watch the action live.
US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both
India-US launch Nisar: A game-changing satellite to monitor earth's surface shifts, glaciers, & natural disasters
India and the US have launched NISAR, a 2,392kg Earth observation satellite equipped with dual radar systems. Built to detect minor land, ice, and sea shifts, it aims to improve global disaster readiness and track climate and human-induced changes.
'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video)
The U.S. and India just launched NISAR, a powerful radar satellite that will be able to monitor changes in Earth's surface that are as small as a centimeter.
NASA, India launch radar satellite to map Earth’s terrain, ice
India and the United States have launched a new satellite designed to closely monitor changes on Earth’s surface from land and ice shifts to coastal movement.Tribune Online gathered that the joint mission between the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to improve global disaster preparedness and provide deeper insight into climate change.
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