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NovaSAR-1

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NovaSAR-1 is a radar Earth-observation mission launched on 2018-09-16 into a sun-synchronous orbit of about 588 km.^[1] The spacecraft carries the NovaSAR SAR payload and an AIS receiver on the SSTL-300 platform.^[2] Its radar imaging is associated with a 750 km swath and tasking support for maritime surveillance, flood monitoring, disaster response, forestry, and crop assessment.^[3] Launch was performed on PSLV-C42.^[4]

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current status	extended
operator	Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
platform	sstl-300
launch vehicle	isro-pslv
Launched	2018-09-16
orbit type	Sun-synchronous, about 588 km
swath km	750
tasking supported	true
current geographic priority	Maritime surveillance, flood monitoring, disaster response, forestry and crop assessment
Last updated	2026-06-21
claim status	unclaimed

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

this ——— novasar-sar payload

this ——— novasar-ais-receiver payload

this ——— SSTL-300 bus bus

this ——— maritime-domain-awareness related-topic

this ——— Flooding related-topic

this ——— Disaster damage assessment related-topic

this ——— Crop stress and yield related-topic

Sources

[1]SSTL confirms successful launch of NovaSAR-1 and SSTL S1-4 satellitesoperator press2026-06-21
[2]PSLV-C42 mission, ISROagency doc2026-06-21
[3]NovaSAR-S, eoPortal mission directorycommunity2026-06-21
[4]Indian PSLV launches two British satellites, NASASpaceFlightthird party2026-06-21
[5]UK radar satellite NovaSAR-1 launches successfully, UK Space Agencyagency doc2026-06-21

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