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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- NISAR
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Full Name
NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
aka Dual Frequency SAR Mission
Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
NASA
,
ISRO
Launch Date
Sep 2023
Mission Links
mission site
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data access portal
EOL Date
Sep 2026
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
747 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
12 days
Objectives and Applications
3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Land
Landscape topography
L-band SAR (NISAR)
Soil moisture
S-band SAR (NISAR)
Vegetation
L-band SAR (NISAR)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
L-band SAR (NISAR)
Snow & Ice
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
L-band SAR (NISAR)
Mission Instruments
L-band SAR (NISAR) - L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR)
S-band SAR (NISAR) - S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR)
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