NISAR launched into orbit onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F16. Usually, PSLV was utilised for such an orbit, and this is the first time that a GSLV rocket was injecting a satellite into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit.

The NISAR satellite has been successfully injected into its desired orbit after a nominal flight of the GSLV rocket. The satellite is in good health and is communicating with ground stations.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on FRiday described as a "milestone" the launch of the NISAR, a sophisticated earth observation satellite collaboration between the Indian Space Agency (ISRO) and its American counterpart,