NISAR scientific data to be used not only by ISRO, NASA, but also by others : ISRO Chief

Sriharikota (AP), July 30 -- ISRO Chairman V Narayanan today said the scientific data from Indo-US Joint Earth Observation Satellite NISAR, which was successfully placed into the Orbit by GSLV-F16, will be used not only by ISRO and NASA but also by others.

Addressing the scientists from the Mission Control Centre after the successful launch from the spaceport in this spindle-shaped Island, Narayanan expressed his extreme happiness at the successful mission.

Dr.Narayanan, who is also the Secretary, Department of Space, said the NISAR satellite has been precisely injected in the intended orbit.

He said the orbit achieved is at variance with the intended with a very small margin.

Narayanan said the teams from ISRO and Jet Propulsion Labor...