ISRO and SpaceX partnership successful, India's most advanced communication satellite GSAT-N2 launched

New Delhi. India's most advanced communication satellite GSAT-N2 has set out on a journey into space. The special thing is that this satellite of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was launched with the help of Falcon 9 rocket of billionaire Elone Musk's SpaceX.

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The satellite has been launched from Cape Carnival in Florida, America. It is being said that once its operation starts, India's communication system will become stronger.

With the help of this satellite, GSAT-N2 or GSAT 20 weighing 4700 kg, internet connectivity can be provided in remote areas. The mission life of this satellite is 14 years. ISRO Chief S Somnath has given this information. At the time of launching, he said, 'The mission life of GSAT 20 is 14 years and the ground infrastructure is ready to support the satellite.'

After a flight duration of about 33 minutes, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket will inject the 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 into geosynchronous transfer orbit. SpaceX and ISRO scientists present at the Cape Canaveral launch site are monitoring the flight trajectory in this special commercial mission.

ISRO's LMV-3 has the capability to launch satellites weighing up to 4,000 kg to GTO but the Indian space agency opted to launch it using Elon Musk's SpaceX's Falcon-9 launch vehicle from the US. Its weight is 4,700 kg.

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New Space India Limited's GSAT-20 will be part of the GSAT series of communication satellites and aims to add data transmission capacity to the communication infrastructure required by India's Smart Cities Mission. It is designed to meet the power requirement of approximately 6 kW of electrical power system. The satellite has a sun sensor, earth sensor, inertial reference unit and star sensor.