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NISAR Earth Observation Satellite Taking Shape at JPL

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Tom Patton
Apr 06, 2021
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NISAR, an SUV-size Earth satellite that will be equipped with the largest reflector antenna ever launched by NASA is taking shape in the clean room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

“NISAR is an all-weather satellite that’s going to give us an unprecedented ability to look at how Earth’s surface is changing. It’ll be espec…

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