India, July 28 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch a satellite, NISAR, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 30 at 5.40pm.

India's GSLV-F16 rocket will inject the Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite into a 743-km Sun-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 98.4 degrees.

The launch of satellite NISAR, the first joint Earth observation satellite by ISRO and NASA, will mark a key milestone in Earth observation technology.

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