American space agency NASA and India's space agency ISRO are working together on a very important space mission, after the completion of which natural disasters on earth can be predicted to a great extent in advance. For this, NASA and ISRO are building a very powerful missile.

This project is in the final stage and will be launched soon. If reports are to be believed, this satellite will be launched in the beginning of the new year. It has been named NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, NISAR.

Information about Earth's activities will be available

Recently, NASA has delivered the satellite's radar antenna reflector to India. After being deployed in space, this satellite will provide information about disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, storms, lightning strikes, etc. It will also keep an eye on volcanic eruptions and the movements of plates inside the earth.

NASA and ISRO partnered to collaborate on and launch the NISAR mission on September 30, 2014. The mission is targeted for launch in 2024. NASA is providing the mission's L-band synthetic aperture radar, a high rate communication subsystem for science data, GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder, and a payload data subsystem. ISRO is providing the spacecraft bus, S-band radar, launch vehicle, and associated launch services for the mission.

It will be launched from GSLV MK 2

This satellite will be launched from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Center through GSLV MK 2 rocket. According to NASA, L-band and S-band radar systems have been installed in the satellite. L-band radar is capable of detecting small surface movements. ISRO has developed S-band radar for this, which will work to increase the image resolution.

What is special about NISAR satellite?

• Its total weight will be 2800 kg. It has a 39-foot antenna reflector, which is made of gold-plated mesh. It has been designed in such a way to provide better connectivity to the radar.
• This satellite will orbit the earth twice in 12 days. The radar of NISAR satellite will be capable of taking clear pictures up to 240 kilometers.
• Its cost is approximately 12 thousand crore rupees. In this way it has become one of the most expensive satellites in the world.
• It will be able to provide real-time data regardless of the time or weather. While it will not be able to predict earthquakes, it will help identify areas most vulnerable to seismic activity.