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NASA Unveils First Radar Images from NISAR Satellite

9/26/2025

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NASA released the first radar images from the NISAR satellite, showing the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland.
The NISAR mission is a $1.3 billion U.S.-Indian project launched from India two months ago.
It will survey global land and ice masses and aid disaster response.
L-band radar can resolve objects to 15 feet; science operations begin in November.

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Story summary

NASA released the first radar images from the NISAR satellite, showing the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland.
The NISAR mission is a $1.3 billion U.S.-Indian project launched from India two months ago.
It will survey global land and ice masses and aid disaster response.
L-band radar can resolve objects to 15 feet; science operations begin in November.