The Indian government has approved the country’s first private satellite imaging project, with a total investment of around $135 million (approximately ₹1,200 crore). The initiative aims to build a constellation of 12 indigenous Earth observation satellites. Consortium Still Finalizing

India’s GSLV‑F16 rocket successfully launched the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on July 30 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The satellite was placed in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 743 km. The mission marks a significant milestone in India–US space cooperation and is among the most advanced Earth […]

A powerful joint mission by NASA and ISRO, the NISAR satellite, will be launched on 30 July 2025 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, using a GSLV‑F16 rocket. At a cost of USD 1.5 billion, it is the most expensive Earth‑observation satellite to date . Dual‑Frequency Radar for Detailed Monitoring NISAR carries two advanced radars—NASA’s L‑band and […]