NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) - United States

Captured on Aug. 21, this image from NISAR’s L-band radar shows Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Green indicates forest; magenta represents hard or regular surfaces, like bare ground and buildings. The magenta area on the island’s northeast end is the town of Bar Harbor.

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NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

September 25, 2025

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and…

The NISAR satellite is seen with two halves of a payload fairing.

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NASA, ISRO Earth Satellite Mission Set to Launch July 30

July 21, 2025

NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation have set the launch readiness date for the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic…