NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities for NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is set to lift off at 8:10 a.m. EDT (5:40 p.m. IST), Wednesday, July 30, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India\u2019s southeastern coast.<\/p>\n
A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first-of-its-kind satellite will lift off aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on a mission to scan nearly all the Earth\u2019s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.<\/p>\n
Watch live coverage of the launch on NASA+<\/a> and the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n With its two radar instruments \u2014 an S-band system provided by ISRO and an L-band system provided by NASA \u2014 the NISAR<\/a> mission will provide high-resolution data to help decision-makers, communities, and scientists monitor major infrastructure<\/a>, agricultural fields<\/a>, and movement of land and ice surfaces.<\/p>\n Hailed as a critical part of a pioneering year for United States \u2013 India civil space cooperation by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi during their visit in Washington in February, the NISAR launch will advance U.S. \u2013 India cooperation and benefit the U.S. in areas such as agriculture and preparation and response to disasters like hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n Monday, July 28 \u00a0<\/p>\n 12 p.m. \u2013 Prelaunch teleconference with the following participants:<\/p>\n Karen St. Germain, director of Earth science, NASA Headquarters The teleconference will stream on JPL\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Members of the media may ask questions via phone during the teleconference. To register, media must provide their name and affiliation by 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, to Rexana Vizza at: rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a>. Questions may also be asked via social media with the hashtag #AskNISAR.<\/p>\n Wednesday, July 30<\/p>\n 7 a.m. \u2013 Launch coverage begins on NASA+<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n The launch broadcast begins from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the U.S. portion of the mission is managed.<\/p>\n Follow launch events on NASA\u2019s NISAR blog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch, Engage on Social Media<\/p>\n You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts:<\/p>\n X: @NASA<\/a>, @NASAEarth<\/a>, @NASAJPL<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook: NASA<\/a>, NASA Earth<\/a>, NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n Instagram: @NASA<\/a>, @NASAEarth<\/a>, @NASAJPL<\/a><\/p>\n Additional Resources<\/p>\n The NISAR press kit<\/a> features deeper dives into the mission as well as its science and technology.<\/p>\n Explore NISAR videos<\/a> as well as NISAR animations and b-roll media reel<\/a>.<\/p>\n The NISAR mission is the first joint satellite mission between NASA and ISRO, marking a new chapter in the growing collaboration between the two space agencies. The launch of NISAR, years in the making, builds on a strong heritage of successful programs, including Chandrayaan-1 and the recent Axiom Mission-4, which saw ISRO and NASA astronauts living and working together aboard the International Space Station for the first time.<\/p>\n Learn more about the mission at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Elizabeth Vlock \/ Karen Fox Andrew Wang \/ Jane J. Lee\u00a0
\nGerald Bawden, NISAR program scientist, NASA Headquarters
\nShanna McClain, Disasters program manager, NASA Headquarters
\nPhil Barela, NISAR project manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
\nMarco Lavalle, NISAR deputy project scientist, NASA JPL<\/p>\n
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
elizabeth.a.vlock@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
626-379-6874 \/ 818-354-0307\u00a0
andrew.wang@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> \/ jane.j.lee@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n