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India Today
3 days ago
- Science
- India Today
Tracking Earth, inch by inch
WHAT: The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, to be placed in a low earth orbit soon, will scan the Earth's surface every six days measuring minute changes down to a centimetre. With each pixel capturing an area about half the size of a tennis court, it will track how quakes, volcano eruptions and landslides occur; measure the advance or retreat of glaciers and ice sheets; and monitor the growth/loss of forests and wetlands.
India Gazette
17-05-2025
- Science
- India Gazette
ISRO set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09 aboard PSLV-C61 tomorrow
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) on Sunday, May 18. This will be the 63rd flight of the PSLV and the 27th using the PSLV-XL configuration. In a post on X, ISRO shared, 'ISRO's 101st launch. PSLV-C61 at a glance. 63rd PSLV flight. Height: 44.5 m | Mass: 321 t, 4 stages | 6 XL boosters. Live from 5:29 AM.' The mission will place the Earth Observation Satellite into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO), continuing PSLV's track record of dependable performance across various payloads and orbits. After the EOS-09 satellite is deployed, Orbit Change Thrusters (OCT) will be used to lower the altitude of the PS4 stage. This will be followed by passivation, a measure aimed at reducing the stage's orbital life and ensuring responsible space is designed to deliver continuous and reliable remote sensing data for use in various operational sectors. According to ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan, 'The launch is scheduled for 5:59 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.'The PSLV-C61 rocket has already been moved to the Mobile Service Tower at the launch site for final integration and checks. Former ISRO scientist Manish Purohit said EOS-09 is a follow-on mission to the earlier RISAT-1 satellite. 'This launch is strategically timed,' he said. 'It strengthens monitoring at borders and coasts, particularly with respect to sensitive areas. The satellite can detect ingress or suspicious movement deemed vital in anti-terror operations, especially after the recent Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor,' he added. Earlier, ISRO Chairman Narayanan had highlighted the importance of space technology for national security and development, stating, 'With the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission, ISRO continues to demonstrate its commitment to both technological excellence and the national interest.' IN-SPACe Chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka also stressed the importance of continuously improving space capabilities. ISRO is also preparing to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite aboard the GSLV-F16. NISAR will use dual-band radar systems developed by both NASA and ISRO to track changes in Earth's surface, ecosystems, and natural disasters, providing valuable data on global environmental conditions. EOS-09 is an advanced Earth observation satellite equipped with C-band synthetic aperture radar technology. It can capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface under all weather conditions, day or night. This capability enhances India's surveillance and management systems across multiple sectors.(ANI)
India Gazette
16-05-2025
- Science
- India Gazette
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan Announces Upcoming Weather Surveillance Satellite EOS-09
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) on May 18, 2025. According to ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan' The launch is scheduled for 5:59 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota'. The PSLV-C61 rocket was transported to the Mobile Service Tower at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for final integration and checks before its scheduled launch on May 18. Former ISRO scientist Purohit also mentioned that EOS-09 would serve as a follow-on to the earlier RISAT-1 mission. This launch is strategically timed,' said former ISRO scientist Manish Purohit. 'It strengthens monitoring at borders and coasts, particularly with respect to sensitive areas. The satellite can detect ingress or suspicious movement deemed vital in anti-terror operations, especially after the recent Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor,' added Purohit. Earlier ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan stressed the critical role of satellite technology in national security and governance, stating, 'With the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission, ISRO continues to demonstrate its commitment to both technological excellence and the national interest.' IN-SPACe Chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the need for constant enhancement of capabilities. ISRO is gearing up to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on the GSLV-F16 mission. NISAR will utilize dual-band radar technology from both NASA and ISRO to monitor Earth's surface changes, ecosystems, and natural disasters, providing valuable insights into our planet's dynamics. The EOS-09 satellite is a cutting-edge Earth observation satellite designed to bolster India's space-based surveillance capabilities. Fitted with advanced C-band synthetic aperture radar technology, it can capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions or time of day. This capability enables effective monitoring and management across various sectors (ANI).
Times of Oman
16-05-2025
- Science
- Times of Oman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan Announces Upcoming Weather Surveillance Satellite EOS-09
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) on May 18, 2025. According to ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan" The launch is scheduled for 5:59 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota". The PSLV-C61 rocket was transported to the Mobile Service Tower at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for final integration and checks before its scheduled launch on May 18. Former ISRO scientist Purohit also mentioned that EOS-09 would serve as a follow-on to the earlier RISAT-1 mission. This launch is strategically timed," said former ISRO scientist Manish Purohit. "It strengthens monitoring at borders and coasts, particularly with respect to sensitive areas. The satellite can detect ingress or suspicious movement deemed vital in anti-terror operations, especially after the recent Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor," added Purohit. Earlier ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan stressed the critical role of satellite technology in national security and governance, stating, "With the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission, ISRO continues to demonstrate its commitment to both technological excellence and the national interest." IN-SPACe Chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the need for constant enhancement of capabilities. ISRO is gearing up to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on the GSLV-F16 mission. NISAR will utilize dual-band radar technology from both NASA and ISRO to monitor Earth's surface changes, ecosystems, and natural disasters, providing valuable insights into our planet's dynamics. The EOS-09 satellite is a cutting-edge Earth observation satellite designed to bolster India's space-based surveillance capabilities. Fitted with advanced C-band synthetic aperture radar technology, it can capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions or time of day. This capability enables effective monitoring and management across various sectors.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
ISRO and NASA's NISAR mission set to launch in June after years of preparation
After a prolonged wait, the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) has finally set the ball rolling for the final preparatory stages of one of its most highly anticipated global collaborations. The collaborative mission with the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, is scheduled to take off in June 2025. The ambitious Earth observation satellite will boast one of the largest and most advanced radar imaging systems ever to have been launched into space. When in operation, NISAR will offer a new window of the Earth's surface, with critical information about Earth's changing systems, natural hazards, and environmental change. NASA and ISRO coordinates to finalise NISAR mission in June As the satellite approaches completion, NASA and ISRO are coordinating to finalize the mission launch date. The launch vehicle that is the backbone of this mission, GSLV-F16, will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. One of the most significant milestones during this preparation phase is the movement of the second stage of GSLV rocket from the ISRO Propulsion Complex to the launch pad. This means that the vehicle and satellite integration is near, and the mission is now well on its way towards its final implementation phase. The SAC based in Ahmedabad, which is one of the premier organisations of ISRO working on building the S-band radar for use by NISAR, has taken a serious effort at inducting the private sector. SAC recently organized a workshop in which it invited start-ups and new-entry firms to look for commercial spin-offs out of the mission. The workshop was focused on pushing the technological advances in Earth observation technologies by leveraging the high-technology radar capability of NISAR. With this initiative, ISRO is not just bringing its scientific knowledge but also catalyzing industry collaboration in order to release maximum applications in the real world from space-borne data across agriculture and forest, urbanization, and climate sensing. NISAR's radar technology integrates ISRO and NASA expertise NISAR has been under development for almost a decade, one of India and the US's most visible cooperative space science missions. Despite the global setbacks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists in the two nations stayed on course. The mission revolves around a cutting-edge dual-frequency radar system. The L-band radar was designed by NASA with a longer wavelength, which works extremely well to penetrate vegetation, ice, and even dirt. It is therefore extremely helpful in monitoring forests, agricultural fields, and polar regions. ISRO built the S-band radar, however, which has higher resolution to monitor surface-level changes with more details. The two radar systems were phased in. ISRO's S-band radar was transported to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California in March 2021, where it was combined with the L-band system. By March 2023, the combined radar payload was shipped to the UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, where the testing was finally done and the radar was integrated with the satellite platform. NISAR to offer global Earth monitoring every 12 days NISAR will monitor nearly the entire land and ice surface of the Earth every twelve days. The satellite will capture high-resolution images that will transform our knowledge of a broad variety of environmental and geological processes. These include tracking glaciers and polar ice caps, which are key indicators of climate change. The satellite will also monitor displacements in the Earth's crust and thus be an important tool to observe and study earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. Apart from this, NISAR will also have a significant role in mapping vegetation cover, forest biomass, agricultural crop stages, soil moisture, and water bodies. The mission is going to be highly beneficial for nations that are threatened by climate change and natural disasters since the data is going to be made available. This open access policy can facilitate better decision-making in disaster response, environmental management, urban planning, and resources management. Originally scheduled to lift off in the early part of 2024, the mission was delayed due to the necessity for corrective actions on one of its modules stationed in the U.S. Overcoming those teething troubles, the satellite is now scheduled for a mid-2025 lift-off, and into an all-important phase of operational readiness. ISRO prepares for multiple high-profile missions in the coming months While NISAR is certainly a front-page mission, ISRO has a hectic schedule for the remainder of the year with other high-profile activities. Possibly most prominent of these is the launch of the PSLV-C61 carrying the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-09. The satellite, with a C-band synthetic aperture radar onboard, will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth's surface. Like NISAR, EOS-09 will be operational in all weather and at night, and hence will be a powerful instrument for civil as well as scientific applications. The second test flight of the Gaganyaan programme is another significant mission on ISRO's list. The mission, known as TV-D02, will flight-test the crew escape system in a simulated abort mission. This mission is for protecting the lives of future astronauts and involves a sea-based recovery mission for the crew module. The Gaganyaan project, which will take Indian astronauts to outer space, has recently cleared with a new budget of ₹20,193 crore, reiterating the seriousness of the government to position India as a serious human spaceflight player. India's lunar ambitions soar with Chandrayaan-4 and future space station plans India's ambitions reach far beyond Earth orbit. The recently approved Chandrayaan-4 mission has been greenlit with a budget of ₹2,104 crore and will bring back samples from the Moon's southern high latitudes by October 2027. It will be a landmark for ISRO, with India's maiden lunar sample-return mission and an upgrade to its status in the global scientific fraternity. Down the line, ISRO has two ambitious goals for the coming decades. The first is to build a full-fledged Indian space station, the Bhartiya Antariksh Station, by 2035. The second is even more ambitious: landing an Indian astronaut on the Moon safely by 2040. These long-term goals show India's resolve to become one of the leading space powers of the world, with autonomous scientific exploration and distant space capabilities. Also Read | NASA reveals how 60 years of climate change have transformed Earth from vibrant blue to a troubled world
