India Will Launch GSAT-20 For The First Time From SpaceX's Falcon-9 Rocket
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03-01-2024
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ISRO's commercial arm, 'New Space India Limited' (NSIL), has announced that India will use SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch its next-generation heavy communications satellite GSAT-20 (or GSAT-N2).
- This will be India's first mission launched from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
- According to NSIL, this Indian mission can be started in the second quarter of this year, i.e., in 2024.
- Heavy lift launcher Falcon-9 can perform this flight from Florida.
- This mission will be accomplished under a launch service contract between NSIL and US-based aerospace company SpaceX.
Why will the Falcon 9 rocket be used?
- Currently, ISRO's LVM3 rocket can deliver payloads up to 4,000 kg to the geostationary transfer orbit, whereas Falcon-9's capacity can be almost double.
- The payload or satellite India wants to send into space under this mission weighs around 4,700 kg.
About GSAT-20:
- GSAT-20 is a communications satellite known as CMS-03 or GSAT-N2.
- The Indian Space Research Organization Satellite Center and Liquid Propulsion System Centre have jointly developed it. The GSAT-20 satellite is funded, owned and operated by New Space India Limited.
The first test of GSAT-20:
- When – June 23, 2022
- Where – Kourou Launch Site, French Guiana
- By Who - Ariane - 5 (VA 257) Launch Vehicle
About Falcon-9 rocket:
- Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket developed by Elon Musk's popular aerospace company SpaceX.
- According to SpaceX, this is the most powerful rocket in the world.
- The height of this rocket is 70 meters, its diameter is 12 meters and its mass is 549,054 kg.
- So far, it has performed 285 launches, 243 landings and 217 re-flights.
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL):
- NSIL is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
- Establishment - 2019
- Headquarters – Bengaluru
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