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NASA Unveils First Radar Images from $1.3B Earth Satellite
NISAR's dual-frequency radar reveals detailed landscapes including wetlands and farmland with resolution down to 15 feet, enabling enhanced environmental monitoring and disaster response.
- NASA released the first radar images from the NISAR satellite, showing the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland in great detail.
- The satellite will assist in tracking movements to help forecasters and first responders during disasters.
- Science operations for the NISAR satellite are set to begin in November, as stated by NASA.
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NASA-ISRO's NISAR sends first radar images of Earth's surface; reveals exceptional details of land, forests and agriculture
NASA and ISRO's joint NISAR satellite, launched in July 2025, has released its first radar images, showcasing Earth's surface in remarkable detail. The dual-band radar system provides unprecedented insight into forests, wetlands, farmland, and urban areas. These images highlight NISAR's ...
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focoinformativo.siteThe NISAR satellite, which NASA and India put into orbit last July to monitor the Earth's surface in unprecedented detail, sent the first radar images of the Earth, showing agricultural terrain and an island in North Dakota and Maine states in the United States.
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