WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NI-SAR

Satellite: NI-SAR

Satellite details

Acronym	NI-SAR
Full name	NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the NISAR programme. Main mission: hydrology, soil moisture, biomass. Mission implemented by two coordinated SARs, in L- and S- band, respectively.
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	747 km
ECT	06:00 desc

Space agency	NASA , ISRO
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	≥2023	EOL	≥2026
Last update:	2021-06-14

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on NI-SAR

Acronym	Full name
SAR-L (NISAR)	SAR-L for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAR-S (NISAR)	SAR-S for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on NI-SAR

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
SAR-L (NISAR)	SAR-L for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar	≥2023 *	≥2026 *	N/A
SAR-S (NISAR)	SAR-S for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar	≥2023 *	≥2026 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details

Service	Dir or Mode	Frequency	Emission designator	Bandwidth	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate or Baseband	Comments
SAR-L	active	1260 - 1260 MHz		N/R kHz	-	A		L-band SAR
SAR-S	active	3200 - 3200 MHz		N/R kHz	-	A		S-band SAR