2024

2024 · SpaceX

GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)

successFalcon 9 Block 5 | GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)

GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite. GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus and features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing multiple spot beams providing broadband services across the Indian region. It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which can be five to six times more efficient than chemical-based propulsion. It will be the first ISRO made satellite to move from Geostationary transfer orbit to Geosynchronous orbit using Electric Propulsion.

Overview

Date / time
November 18, 2024 at 06:31 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1