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ISRO-NASA joint Earth-observing satellite 'NISAR' successfully launched
Updated On: 30 July, 2025 08:39 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The satellite was carried aboard India’s GSLV-F16 rocket, which launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 5:40 pm IST
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ISRO's launch vehicle GSLV-F16 carrying the NISAR earth observation satellite lifts off from the launch pad. Pic/PTI
In a historic milestone for India–US space cooperation, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite was successfully launched on Wednesday, marking a significant leap in global Earth observation capabilities, an IANS report said.
The satellite was carried aboard India’s GSLV-F16 rocket, which launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 5:40 pm IST.
“We have liftoff! GSLV-F16 has successfully launched with NISAR onboard,” ISRO confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
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