NISAR, which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, will scan the Earth and provide high-resolution day and night data on all weather across the Earth.

The historic NISAR Earth observation satellite, a joint project between ISRO and NASA, was successfully launched aboard the powerful GSLV-MkII from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. NISAR,

The Earth observation satellite will launch aboard India’s largest rocket – the GSLV Mk II, an expendable three-stage launch vehicle standing 52 metres (170 feet) tall.