- Tuesday, November 19, 2024
ISRO’s new satellite has been injected into the desired orbit and it will enhance broadband services and in-flight connectivity across the Indian region
By: Shajil Kumar
ISRO’s latest communication satellite, GSAt-N2 that was launched by Space X from Cape Canaveral in the US, has successfully been placed into the orbit, the space agency’s commercial arm NSIL said.
The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) said in a series of posts on microblogging site ‘X.
“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 control of the satellite. Preliminary data indicates satellite in good health,” it said.
A Demand Driven satellite of NSIL, GSAT-N2 is a 48 Gbps, Ka-band High throughput communication satellite that will enhance broadband services and in-flight connectivity across the Indian region, NSIL said. The satellite was launched by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket.
GSAT-24 was NSIL’s first demand-driven satellite and launched from Kourou, French Guiana on June 23, 2022.
“This satellite (GSAT-N2) featuring multiple spot beams and wideband Ka x Ka transponders, aims to support a large subscriber base with small user terminals, boosting system throughput through its multi-beam architecture which allows frequency reuse,” NSIL said.
The satellite has a mission life of 14 years and is equipped with 32 user beams, comprising eight narrow spot beams over the Northeast region and 24 wide spot beams over the rest of India. (PTI)
