India, July 30 -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the NISAR satellite on Wednesday, July 30. The satellite, which also marks the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The satellite was launched using the GSLV-F16 rocket. The rocket was scheduled to inject the NISAR satellite into a 743-km sun-synchronous orbit 19 minutes 19 minutes after its its lift-off.

As per Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, the event marks a defining moment in the journey of Indo-US space cooperation and ISRO's international collaborations.

"It will allow continuous monitoring of ecosystem disturbances and help assess natural hazards such a...