Earth Observation Satellite NISAR

Earth observation satellite NISAR.

Launch Time.
India ISRO and US NASA set a target of 2021 to put their collaborative earth observation satellite NISAR in orbit

Launch Satellite.
One of the GSLV Mark II will carry NASA's satellite NISAR in 2021

About.
NISAR Mission (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Mission) will be a dedicated mission to optimally measure
intrinsic changes of the Earth's surface associated with motions of the crust and ice surfaces.

NASA’s ROLE
NASA has been studying concepts for a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission to determine Earth change in three disciplines -
1.ecosystems,
2.solid earth
3. cryospheric sciences.
In the course of these studies, a partnership with ISRO developed that led to a joint mission with L-band and S-band SAR systems on board.

ISRO'S ROLE
ISRO has identified a range of applications of particular relevance to India that the mission will address, including monitoring of agricultural biomass over India, snow and glacier studies in the Himalayas, Indian coastal and near- shore ocean studies, and disaster monitoring and assessment.

Upcoming  ISRO Satellites.

Three IRNSS satellites by December 2015,
February 2016,
March 2016.

On status of moon mission Chandrayaan-II,  ISRO was targeting to launch it by end of 2017 or early 2018.

ASTROSAT is expected to be launched by end of September on board PSLV.
ASTROSAT has a number of science payloads. This is a unique satellite because it has got many observations on a common platform.

US 4 satellites will be launched with ASTROSAT