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-NISAR, a satellite that will provide a three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, 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’s southeastern coast.
A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first-of-its-kind satellite will launch aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on a mission to scan nearly all the Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.
Join us for a live teleconference with mission experts as we head into launch. The participants are:
- Karen St. Germain, director of Earth science, NASA
- Gerald Bawden, NISAR program scientist, NASA
- Shanna McClain, Disasters program manager, NASA
- Phil Barela, NISAR project manager, NASA JPL
- Marco Lavalle, NISAR deputy project scientist, NASA JPL
Learn more about the mission at: science.nasa.gov/mission/nisar
Below are links to the media and animations provided during this teleconference:
Karen St. Germain
- Animation of NASA’s Earth-observing Fleet: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5067
- NISAR Key Hardware Contributions from NASA and ISRO: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/137/artist-rendering-of-nisar
Gerald Bawden
- Seasonal Movement of LA Basin: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/91/seasonal-movement-of-la-basin
- Croplands in Southeast Florida: jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-isro-mission-will-map-farmland-from-planting-to-harvest
- Antarctica Ice: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/85/antarctica-ice
- Global Biomass Mapping by NISAR: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/89/global-biomass-mapping-by-nisar
Shanna McClain
- Southern California Wildfires - Jan. 2025: appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/news/imagery-january-2025-southern-california-wildfires
- Texas Flooding - July 2025: appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/disasters/disasters-activations/texas-flooding-july-2025
- Hail and Windstorm Damage in Kansas: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151738/winds-and-hail-scar-the-great-plains
Phil Barela
- NISAR Encapsulated in Payload Fairing at ISRO Launch Site: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26611
- NISAR Mission Animation (spacecraft deployments): images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250318-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Animation_Reel
- NISAR Assembly, Integration, and Testing Footage: images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250410-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Media_Reel
- NISAR Satellite's Major Components Come Together: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25866
Marco Lavalle
- NISAR Imaging Animation: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/90/nisar-imaging-animation
- NISAR Mission Animation (data collection): images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250318-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Animation_Reel
- Ground Deformation from Chilean Volcanic Eruption Shown by Satellite Radar Image: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA11434
- Radar Image of Amazonian Flooding Similar to Future NISAR Imagery: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26112
-NISAR, a satellite that will provide a three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, 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’s southeastern coast.
A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first-of-its-kind satellite will launch aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on a mission to scan nearly all the Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.
Join us for a live teleconference with mission experts as we head into launch. The participants are:
- Karen St. Germain, director of Earth science, NASA
- Gerald Bawden, NISAR program scientist, NASA
- Shanna McClain, Disasters program manager, NASA
- Phil Barela, NISAR project manager, NASA JPL
- Marco Lavalle, NISAR deputy project scientist, NASA JPL
Learn more about the mission at: science.nasa.gov/mission/nisar
Below are links to the media and animations provided during this teleconference:
Karen St. Germain
- Animation of NASA’s Earth-observing Fleet: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5067
- NISAR Key Hardware Contributions from NASA and ISRO: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/137/artist-rendering-of-nisar
Gerald Bawden
- Seasonal Movement of LA Basin: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/91/seasonal-movement-of-la-basin
- Croplands in Southeast Florida: jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-isro-mission-will-map-farmland-from-planting-to-harvest
- Antarctica Ice: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/85/antarctica-ice
- Global Biomass Mapping by NISAR: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/89/global-biomass-mapping-by-nisar
Shanna McClain
- Southern California Wildfires - Jan. 2025: appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/news/imagery-january-2025-southern-california-wildfires
- Texas Flooding - July 2025: appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/disasters/disasters-activations/texas-flooding-july-2025
- Hail and Windstorm Damage in Kansas: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151738/winds-and-hail-scar-the-great-plains
Phil Barela
- NISAR Encapsulated in Payload Fairing at ISRO Launch Site: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26611
- NISAR Mission Animation (spacecraft deployments): images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250318-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Animation_Reel
- NISAR Assembly, Integration, and Testing Footage: images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250410-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Media_Reel
- NISAR Satellite's Major Components Come Together: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25866
Marco Lavalle
- NISAR Imaging Animation: nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/90/nisar-imaging-animation
- NISAR Mission Animation (data collection): images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20250318-NISARf-0001-NISAR_Animation_Reel
- Ground Deformation from Chilean Volcanic Eruption Shown by Satellite Radar Image: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA11434
- Radar Image of Amazonian Flooding Similar to Future NISAR Imagery: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26112
