US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
The mission’s calibrated L-band and S-band radar files will help researchers track ice, forests and hazards as the satellite nears its first anniversary.
- On July 20, the public gained access to radar data from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, a joint mission monitoring Earth's land and ice-covered surfaces globally.
- An image released Tuesday reveals the Antarctic mountain Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja in stark detail, with signal analysis engineer Seongsu Jeong at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory stating, "With NISAR we're seeing what's hidden beneath the surface."
- The satellite features complementary L-band and S-band radar instruments utilizing a 39-foot antenna reflector, the largest radar antenna reflector NASA has sent into space, monitoring nearly all of Earth's surfaces twice every 12 days.
- Processed files enable researchers to track glacier movements, monitor ecosystem changes, and predict natural hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, with mission teams releasing calibrated products continuously.
- Approaching the first anniversary of the July 30, 2025, launch from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the mission has spent the past year calibrating instrumentation and refining algorithms for global operations.
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