Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace Completes NISAR Reflector Preliminary Design Review
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Scheduled to launch in 2021, NISAR will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual L-Band and S-Band frequencies, providing an unprecedented, detailed view of Earth. NISAR is designed to observe some of the planet's most complex processes, including ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet dynamics, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides. Data collected from NISAR will reveal information about the evolution and state of Earth's crust, help scientists better understand our planet's processes and changing climate, and aid future resource and hazard management. The mission is a partnership between NASA and the
With 100 percent on orbit success since 1958,
The NISAR instrument design review represents a major program milestone. With the preliminary design review successfully completed, the program will move into detailed design and fabrication.
"We are proud to support JPL and the NISAR program on this important Earth science program," said John A. Alvarez, general manager,
NISAR follows the successful engineering, deployment and spin up of JPL's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite, launched
Since 1958,
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