Bengaluru, July 30 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched NISAR satellite a sophisticated earth observation satellite developed in collaboration with the American space agency NASA launched from Sriharikota on Wednesday evening on its scheduled time.

A joint mission of NASA and ISRO, the Earth satellite launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh India's southeastern coast aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket at 5.40 pm.

The mission was a long gestation period of over a decade and a joint investment exceeding USD 1.5 billion.

NISAR launched into orbit onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F16. Usually, PSLV was utilised for such an orbit and...