Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
Polarisation Channels
HH · HV · VV
Polarisation Modes
single · dual · quad · compact
Look Direction
Left (nominal Left)
Antenna
12-m diameter mesh reflector — 12 × 12 m
Polarisation Notes
Quad Pol is experimental
Source
NISAR, 2025, "NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission Science Users’ Handbook - second edition", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.UD4HV3, JPL Open Repository; CL25_4231.pdf
Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
| Mode | Resolution az × rg (m) | Swath (km) | Polarisation | NESZ (dB) | Bandwidth (MHz) |
|---|
| Beamform mode, 37 MHz bandwidth S:DB-:XX:37 W / N | 7 × – | 240 | HH; HH+HV; RH; RV | -20 | 37 |
| Beamform mode, 25 MHz bandwidth S:DB-:XX:25 W / N | 7 × – | 240 | HH+HV; RH; RV | -20 | 25 |
| Beamform mode, 10 MHz bandwidth S:DB-:DV:10W Can be combined with NISAR L-band modes L:SCI:SV:05W+---:FS for ocean observations; L:SCI:QD:05W+---:FS for Beaufort Sea observations; L:SCI:DH:40M+05N:FS for ISRO Bohai Bay and NASA urban areas | 7 × – | 240 | VV+VH | -20 | 10 |
| Beamform mode, 75 MHz bandwidth S:DB-:SH:75W Can be combined with NISAR L-band modes L:SCI:DH:40M+05N:FS for high resolution deformation (urban/landslide) | 7 × – | 240 | HH | -20 | 75 |