GSLV-F16 • NISAR

A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) F-16 rocket from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite into a 743 km Sun-synchronous orbit at a 98.4 inclination. The NISAR satellite, weighing 2,392 kg (5,273.5 lbs), is described as the first SAR satellite that features a dual frequency that combines an L-band from NASA and an S-band from ISRO. This is the first satellite produced through a collaboration between these two space agencies.