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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a outer payload connected behalf of the Indian Space Research Organization lifts disconnected from motorboat analyzable 40 astatine theCape Canaveral Space Force Station successful Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Elon Musk led SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched India’s dense connection outer GSAT-20 (GSAT N-2) from Cape Canaveral successful the US successful the aboriginal hours of November 19.
The Falcon 9 lifted disconnected astatine 12:01am connected November 19 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station successful Florida and enactment the NSIL’s GSAT-N2 to a geosynchronous transportation orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40). It is India’s archetypal collaboration with Musk’s SpaceX.
According to ISRO, the outer is equipped with 32 idiosyncratic beams, comprising 8 constrictive spot beams implicit the Northeast portion and 24 wide spot beams implicit the remainder of India. These 32 beams volition beryllium supported by hub stations located wrong mainland India. The Ka-Band HTS connection payload provides a throughput of astir 48 Gbps.
Liftoff of GSAT-N2! pic.twitter.com/4JqOrQINzE
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2024
The GSAT N-2 outer features ka-ka transponders of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), which is the commercialized limb of ISRO. Its capableness of 32 beams with 48 Gbps throughput volition screen India, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands and cater to broadband and Inflight and Maritime Telecom Connectivity (IFMC) work needs of the country.
The NSIL, successful a station connected X said “GSAT-N2 weighing 4700 kg has been injected into the desired Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and ISRO’s Master Control Facility (MCF) has taken power of the satellite. Preliminary information indicates the outer is successful bully health.”
Deployment of @NSIL_India GSAT-N2 confirmed pic.twitter.com/AHYjp9Zn6S
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2024
The ISRO added, “The payload consists of 3 parabolic 2.5-meter deployable reflectors with aggregate feeds generating 32 spot beams implicit the Indian portion utilizing a azygous provender per beam configuration.”
The GSAT-N2, with a lift-off wide of 4,700 kg, has a ngo beingness of 14 years. It is the 2nd demand-driven outer of NSIL.
Earlier, India relied connected France’s motorboat work supplier Arianespace for dense outer launches, but since the institution didn’t person immoderate operational rockets astatine present, India opted for SpaceX whose Falcon 9 rocket tin motorboat payloads of 8,300 kg oregon 8.3 tonnes to geostationary transportation orbit.
According to SpaceX, it was the 19th formation for the Falcon 9 archetypal signifier booster supporting this mission, which antecedently launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 13 Starlink missions.
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