IIT-P now part of Nasa & Isro’s joint satellite mission

Patna: After the National Centre of Geodesy (NCG) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur, its Patna counterpart became the only IIT in the country on Thursday to host a Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) corner reflector (CR), thus making it an integral part of the satellite mission programme. The corner reflector (CR) was successfully installed on the Patna campus by a team from NCG, IIT-Kanpur.
The Nisar satellite, developed through a unique collaboration between Nasa and Isro, is the world's first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR0 sensor, capable of operating in both L and S band frequencies. The mission, slated for launch this month, will contribute significantly to earth observation, climate monitoring and disaster management, said director of IIT-Patna, T N Singh, who along with civil and environmental engineering department head Amit Kumar Verma and Akshar Tripathi, in charge of Geomatics Lab, took the initiative for the installation.
The CR at IIT-Patna will play a crucial role in calibration and course correction of the Nisar satellite's SAR sensor.
The director added that the CR installation places IIT-Patna on the geospatial research map of India, elevating its prominence in the scientific community and opening up immense opportunities for future research. "It is a moment of pride not only for IIT-Patna but also for the state, as it reinforces the institution's growing influence in cutting-edge space science and technology."
Patna: After the National Centre of Geodesy (NCG) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur, its Patna counterpart became the only IIT in the country on Thursday to host a Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) corner reflector (CR), thus making it an integral part of the satellite mission programme. The corner reflector (CR) was successfully installed on the Patna campus by a team from NCG, IIT-Kanpur.
The Nisar satellite, developed through a unique collaboration between Nasa and Isro, is the world's first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR0 sensor, capable of operating in both L and S band frequencies. The mission, slated for launch this month, will contribute significantly to earth observation, climate monitoring and disaster management, said director of IIT-Patna, T N Singh, who along with civil and environmental engineering department head Amit Kumar Verma and Akshar Tripathi, in charge of Geomatics Lab, took the initiative for the installation.
The CR at IIT-Patna will play a crucial role in calibration and course correction of the Nisar satellite's SAR sensor.
The director added that the CR installation places IIT-Patna on the geospatial research map of India, elevating its prominence in the scientific community and opening up immense opportunities for future research. "It is a moment of pride not only for IIT-Patna but also for the state, as it reinforces the institution's growing influence in cutting-edge space science and technology."