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Astro Aerospace to manufacture radar antenna for NASA/ISRO satellite

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November 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte

Technology Editor

Military Embedded Systems

CARPINTERIA, Calif. Astro Aerospace – a Northrop Grumman company – will design and manufacture the radar antenna for NASA/Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in a contract with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Astro Aerospace will use its AstroMesh reflector for NISAR's 12-meter aperture antenna, building an ultra light and stiff reflector that is suited for high-frequency communications and radar applications

NISAR, a radar imaging satellite, uses dual L-Band and S-Band frequencies. It is designed to help scientists better understand the planet’s processes and climate change, according to officials. NASA and ISRO have partnered together for this mission.

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