A new Earth-monitoring satellite was launched by NASA this month. NASA has uploaded a video showing the unfolding process of the satellite unfurling in space.
KaR In Antennas are deployed on a satellite.
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was folded up to fit inside the Falcon 9 rocket which was used to launch it. The satellite had to unfold its mast and antenna panels after reaching space. The deployment of the solar panel array took just a few hours, but the unfolding of the antennae took four days.
The unfolding process was captured on video by the cameras at the end of the long master. The new interferometer will be able to see the depth of fresh water by using radar. Researchers can see the depth of the features with a slight offset. There is a wide spread of its two antennae.
It is the first mission to survey global fresh water systems. It's useful for things like monitoring floods and getting a better idea of climate change.
"SWOT will provide vital information, given the urgent challenges posed by climate change and sea level rise," said Laurie Leshin, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory director. There is a direct result of commitment, innovation, and collaboration going back many years. We're excited to get started.
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