Sriharikota, July 30 -- The 2,392 kg NISAR Indo-US joint collaborative mission marks the first time the two premier space faring nations have cooperated on hardware development for an Earth observing mission.
The unique advanced satellite which will scan the entire globe and provide all weather, day and night data at 12-day interval enabling a wide range of applications, will lift off from the Indian spaceport of Sriharikota SHAR Range onboard the heaviest rocket--51.70 m tall GSLV-F16 with a lift off mass of 420.5 tons, at 1740 hrs this evening.
After a flight duration of 19 minutes, the satellite would get separated from the three-stage rocket and
injected into a 743 km Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit with an inclination of 98.405 deg to th...