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GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Monday, November 18, 2024 · 06:31 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadGSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

20 / 20100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

99%
GO
Favorable1 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
1
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

06:31 PM UTC - 08:20 PM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches850
Successes706

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.