NASA and ISRO together will launch NISAR satellite next year, know here what is its specialty
American space agency NASA and Indian Space Research Organization together have created the most powerful satellite. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath said the satellite is the first technology demonstration satellite to use indigenously developed electric propulsion. This satellite will be sent into space early next year.
Specialty of NISAR Satellite?
Nisar is a type of observation satellite. This satellite is ready to detect natural disasters occurring in any area of the world like earthquake, landslide, forest fire, rain, cyclonic storm, hurricane, rain, lightning, volcanic eruption, movement of tectonic plates etc. Is being done. This satellite will give advance alert about such disasters. This satellite will complete one revolution of the Earth in 12 days and after every 12 days it will give a new report of the Earth’s condition.
How will NISAR work?
The NISAR satellite will have a large main bus, which will house various instruments such as transponders, telescopes and radar systems. A few hours after launch, a cylinder will open and reveal a large umbrella-like disk antenna, called a synthetic aperture radar. This radar will help the satellite to accurately assess changes in the Earth.
NISAR will have two types of radar bands – L and S. These radar bands will monitor the growth of trees and plants on Earth, the effects of excess or lack of light, and other environmental changes. While the S-band transmitter has been developed by India, the L-band transponder has been developed by NASA. This satellite will give alerts of events like tornadoes, hurricanes, melting of glaciers, sea storms, and wild fires. Apart from this, it will also give information about the increasing garbage and other threats in the space around the Earth.
It will be launched at Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
NISAR satellite will be launched through GSLV-MK2 rocket. This launch will be done from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The satellite and rocket have been tested several times and will be launched after everything is found correct.
It is noteworthy that the mission of this satellite is expected to last for the next five years, its objective is to increase alertness towards natural disasters around the world and save millions of lives by providing timely information.
