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NASA image: NISAR Testing
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Oct 13, 2021

NISAR Testing

Part of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite rests in a thermal vacuum chamber – meant to mimic...

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NASA image: NISAR Satellite in Earth Orbit (Artist's Concept)
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Feb 20, 2024

NISAR Satellite in Earth Orbit (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts the NISAR satellite in orbit over central and Northern California. Short for NASA-ISRO...

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NASA image: NISAR in Orbit Over Northeastern India (Artist's Concept)
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Mar 12, 2025

NISAR in Orbit Over Northeastern India (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts the NISAR satellite orbiting Earth over northeastern India. Short for NASA-ISRO...

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NASA image: NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)
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Jan 6, 2025

NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts the NISAR satellite orbiting Earth over Antarctica. Short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic...

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NASA image: NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)
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Jan 21, 2025

NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts the NISAR satellite orbiting Earth over Antarctica. Short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic...

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NASA image: NISAR Mission Video
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Dec 17, 2020

NISAR Mission Video

The joint U.S.-Indian NISAR satellite mission will use radar to observe a wide range of Earth processes, from the...

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NASA image: NISAR Unload Group
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Mar 24, 2021

NISAR Unload Group

On March 20, 2021, members of the NISAR mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California received...

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NASA image: NISAR Encapsulated in Payload Fairing at ISRO Launch Site
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Jul 22, 2025

NISAR Encapsulated in Payload Fairing at ISRO Launch Site

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite was encapsulated in its payload fairing at ISRO's Satish...

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NASA image: Main Components of NISAR Satellite Joined
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Jul 13, 2023

Main Components of NISAR Satellite Joined

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite sits in a clean room facility at U R Rao Satellite Centre...

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NASA image: NISAR Radar Antenna Reflector Loaded for Return to India
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Oct 23, 2024

NISAR Radar Antenna Reflector Loaded for Return to India

Crews at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, on Oct. 15, 2024, load a specialized shipping...

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NASA image: ISRO Chairman Visits NISAR in a Clean Room at JPL
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Feb 3, 2023

ISRO Chairman Visits NISAR in a Clean Room at JPL

NASA's NISAR Project Manager Phil Barela (with hands raised) speaks with Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman...

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NASA image: NISAR Satellite's Major Components Come Together
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Jul 13, 2023

NISAR Satellite's Major Components Come Together

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the Indian Space Research Organisation...

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NASA image: Engineers, Technicians Working on NISAR in Clean Room
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Feb 3, 2023

Engineers, Technicians Working on NISAR in Clean Room

Engineers and technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory work on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar...

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NASA image: NISAR Arrives at Indian Launch Site
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Jun 12, 2025

NISAR Arrives at Indian Launch Site

The lid of a specialized container is lifted to reveal NISAR, the Earth-observing radar satellite jointly developed...

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NASA image: NASA, JPL, ISRO, and Indian Embassy Officials Send Off NISAR
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Feb 3, 2023

NASA, JPL, ISRO, and Indian Embassy Officials Send Off NISAR

Officials from NASA, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and the Embassy of India hold a send-off...

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NASA image: NISAR S-Band SAR Arrival
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Mar 24, 2021

NISAR S-Band SAR Arrival

The NISAR mission is a collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that will use...

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NASA image: U.S.-Indian Team Collaborates to Assemble Main Components of NISAR
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Jul 13, 2023

U.S.-Indian Team Collaborates to Assemble Main Components of NISAR

A team of engineers and technicians from the Indian Space Research Organisation and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

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NASA image: NISAR –  Addressing Food Security from Space
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Aug 30, 2021

NISAR – Addressing Food Security from Space

NISAR will provide maps of developing crop area on a global basis every two weeks. Observations will be...

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NASA image: NASA, ISRO, Indian Embassy Officials Visit NISAR in Clean Room
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Feb 3, 2023

NASA, ISRO, Indian Embassy Officials Visit NISAR in Clean Room

Officials from NASA, the Indian Space Research Organisation, and the Indian Embassy, grouped at left, visit a clean...

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NASA image: Radar Image of Amazonian Flooding Similar to Future NISAR Imagery
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Oct 27, 2023

Radar Image of Amazonian Flooding Similar to Future NISAR Imagery

To show the kind of imagery that data from the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission will be...

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NASA image: Composite of Brazil's 'Arc of Deforestation' Shows Imagery NISAR Will Produce
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Oct 27, 2023

Composite of Brazil's 'Arc of Deforestation' Shows Imagery NISAR Will Produce

To show the kind of imagery that data from the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission will...

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NASA image: NASA-ISRO Radar Satellite Captures First Image of North Dakota Wetlands, Farmlands
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Sep 25, 2025

NASA-ISRO Radar Satellite Captures First Image of North Dakota Wetlands, Farmlands

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite's L-band synthetic aperture radar...

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NASA image: NASA-ISRO Radar Satellite Captures First Image of Mount Desert Island
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Sep 25, 2025

NASA-ISRO Radar Satellite Captures First Image of Mount Desert Island

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite's L-band synthetic aperture radar...

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NASA image: How Fieldwork in the Amazon Is Supporting NASA Climate Science – NISAR Mission Travelogue
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Feb 21, 2024

How Fieldwork in the Amazon Is Supporting NASA Climate Science – NISAR Mission Travelogue

A joint U.S.-India satellite mission called NISAR – the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission – will...

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