🛰️ ISRO’s NISAR Satellite Ready for Launch: Joint Earth-Observation Mission with NASA

🧭 Thematic Focus:

Science and Technology | Space Collaboration | Climate Monitoring

🌟 Introductory Glimpse:

In a major achievement in space cooperation, ISRO and NASA have completed preparations for the launch of NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, designed to monitor Earth’s ecosystems, glaciers, and natural disasters with unmatched precision and dual-frequency radar technology.

🛤️ Key Highlights:

• NISAR Satellite declared ready for launch on April 27, 2025.
• World’s first satellite to use dual-frequency (L-band and S-band) radar imaging.
• Mission objectives: Track changes in Earth’s surface, glacier movements, landslides, deforestation, and agricultural monitoring.
• Joint development by NASA (USA) and ISRO (India) — a symbol of international space collaboration.
• Scheduled for launch aboard GSLV Mk-II later in 2025.

📜 GS Paper Mapping:

• GS Paper 3: Science and Technology | Environment and Ecology | Space Technology

🪄 A Thought Spark — by IAS Monk:

“When two worlds join to watch over one, the planet breathes a little easier, and so do its dreams.”