US and Indian Space Agencies Launch Earth-Observation Satellite

The US and India launched a co-developed satellite that will deliver data to support natural disaster response efforts, a mission underscoring India’s efforts to broaden its international partnerships and become a global space leader.

The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite (Nisar) lifted off on Wednesday at 5:40 p.m. local time from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre aboard a rocket from ISRO.

The satellite entered orbit successfully at 5:59 local time.

“Each stage, precise. Cryo ignition and Cryo stage performance flawless,” ISRO announced in a post on X.

The launch took place on the same day ...