diff --git a/ale/base/type_sensor.py b/ale/base/type_sensor.py
index fbae1343f3752abf529711845cfbbb0eae3eba3a..f2eea5b4288993a73a202ab0640cd06f865fbce8 100644
--- a/ale/base/type_sensor.py
+++ b/ale/base/type_sensor.py
@@ -205,3 +205,15 @@ class Radar():
           Times for the range conversion coefficients
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @property
+    def look_direction(self):
+        """
+        Direction of the look (left or right)
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        : string
+          left or right
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py b/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
index a468b0491e79a6e23a7094deabdc1950a395b257..0f412f9148f8607d84dcbf6b363e25e4c6dee33e 100644
--- a/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
+++ b/ale/drivers/lro_drivers.py
@@ -621,4 +621,14 @@ class LroMiniRfIsisLabelNaifSpiceDriver(Radar, NaifSpice, IsisLabel, Driver):
         """
         return spice.str2et(str(self.utc_stop_time))
 
+    @property
+    def look_direction(self):
+        """
+        Direction of the look (left or right)
 
+        Returns
+        -------
+        : string
+          left or right
+        """
+        return self.label['IsisCube']['Instrument']['LookDirection'].lower()
diff --git a/ale/formatters/usgscsm_formatter.py b/ale/formatters/usgscsm_formatter.py
index eb5c2439b7dfeeb4da3774a6cc7b88fae73eaece..e350d223e85c042398914176f49d96ceaca03fe7 100644
--- a/ale/formatters/usgscsm_formatter.py
+++ b/ale/formatters/usgscsm_formatter.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ def to_usgscsm(driver):
         isd_data['scaled_pixel_width'] = driver.scaled_pixel_width
         isd_data['range_conversion_times'] = driver.range_conversion_times
         isd_data['range_conversion_coefficients'] = driver.range_conversion_coefficients
+        isd_data['look_direction'] = driver.look_direction
 
     # check that there is a valid sensor model name
     if 'name_model' not in isd_data:
diff --git a/tests/pytests/data/isds/lrominirf_isd.json b/tests/pytests/data/isds/lrominirf_isd.json
index 0d06a060508bf96df9b3d7c0dcf30e91f3445a9a..bf1f3d0178fcb0e3f524365d9d3ea40766598958 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/data/isds/lrominirf_isd.json
+++ b/tests/pytests/data/isds/lrominirf_isd.json
@@ -10157,6 +10157,7 @@
    [7.99423706730000e+04, 6.79149600000000e-01, 3.51607500000000e-06, -2.44520600000000e-11],
    [7.99423710670000e+04, 6.78430200000000e-01, 3.52233100000000e-06, -2.44771700000000e-11]
   ],
-"dt_ephemeris": 0.3013815733766745
+"dt_ephemeris": 0.3013815733766745,
+"look_direction": "right"
 }