Indo-US space collaboration takes flight with NISAR sat success

India and the US on Wednesday marked their maiden space collaboration with the successful flight of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket that placed an earth observation satellite, jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), in a precise orbit in what was described as an "outstanding success" by the Indian space agency.

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Isro's GSLV F-16 injected Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, into the intended Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO), after a flight of about 19 minutes and