BlueBird satellite to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on board LVM3, ISRO’s heftiest launch vehicle, formerly known as GSLV-Mk III, says ISRO chairman V. Narayanan

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan praises precision of NISAR satellite launch, highlighting India's success with GSLV Mark vehicle.

Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar, or Nisar, lifted off onboard the Indian space agency’s GSLV Mk-II rocket from Sriharikota on Wednesday (July 30). Jointly developed by Isro and Nasa, it is the first major earth-observing satellite with two frequencies — L-band and S-band.