NISAR satellite

NISAR mission: NASA, ISRO begin work on joint project; on course for 2021 launch

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite will provide an unprecedented detailed view of Earth by using advanced radar imaging.

Jun 21, 2017, 11:40 AM IST

India's GSLV that US once sanctioned to put NASA-ISRO satellite in orbit – What you need to know

Interestingly, NISAR, scheduled to launch in 2021 from India, will be placed into the orbit using ISRO's Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - the same rocket for whose cryogenic engine technology the US put sanctions on India.

May 22, 2017, 10:02 AM IST