ISRO’s Heavy Lift Rocket A Work In Progress, India Turns To Space X For Launch. The 4,700kg GSAT-20 built by ISRO.

As India’s GSAT-N2 satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, it underscored the dichotomy of India’s ambitions in space—relying on international partnerships to bridge current ...

The Falcon 9 rocket, in its 19th space flight, placed the GSAT-20 or GSAT-N2 mission on a geosynchronous transfer orbit, which was later taken control by Isro’s tracking and monitoring centres.

The 4,700kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite onboard a Falcon 9 rocket was injected into the desired orbit. “There are plans to increase the capabilities of ISRO and the activities are ...

The country's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US, ISRO's commercial arm, NewSpace India Limited ...

"NSIL's GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) Communication satellite successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, USA on 19th November 2024." "GSAT-N2 weighing 4700 kg has been injected into the desired ...

Bengaluru: The country's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US, ISRO's commercial arm NSIL has said.

India depended on Elon Musk founded SpaceX to launch its latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2, from U.S. soil as its existing launch vehicles lack the capacity to take off more than 4,000 tonne ...

India turned to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch its GSAT-N2 communication satellite due to the heavier payload exceeding the capabilities of ISRO's current launch vehicles, said ex-Isro chiefs.

The country's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US, ISRO's commercial arm NSIL has said. The 4,700kg ...

However, for this mission, ISRO chose SpaceX's Falcon 9 due to launch availability and the weight of GSAT-N2 (4,700 kg). Until now, ISRO relied on Ariane rockets for its heavy GSAT launches from ...