V Narayanan reveals image of unfurled NISAR antenna |
New Delhi: At the Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) at Bharat Mandapam here, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan revealed an image of the fully deployed 12-metre-wide giant radar reflector antenna on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. This antenna was stowed away for the launch on 30 July by the GSLV-F16 flight, and then deployed in orbit along with the boom, which is nine metres in length. An image of the fully deployed radar reflector antenna........