ISRO launched on Wednesday a $1.5 billion, first-of-its-kind radar imaging satellite built in collaboration with NASA, deploying it to help enhance global monitoring of climate change and natural disasters.

ISRO and NASA have successfully launched the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota, marking a significant Earth observation mission. The $1.5 billion collaboration utilized the GSLV-F16 rocket, making it the first GSLV launch into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit.

Unlike optical sensors, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) at the heart of the Nisar mission doesn’t rely on visible light. SAR uses microwaves, allo