Musk’s rocket launches ISRO’s satellite GSAT-N2: This will further improve communication infrastructure; Internet can be used during air travel…..

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This will further improve the communication infrastructure; internet can be used during air travel.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX company launched India’s GSAT-N2 communication satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket at midnight on November 18. 

The 4700-kilogram satellite is designed for a 14-year mission. It has been placed in a geostationary transfer orbit.

This satellite will provide high-speed broadband internet connectivity and digital video-audio transmission. 

GSAT-N2 has been designed in such a way that it will provide mobile internet facilities in airplanes during flight.

This is the first time that the Indian Space Research Organization  has sent its communication satellite into space with the help of an American businessman’s company.

It is noteworthy that GSAT-N2 is the first isro  spacecraft to be sent into space by an American launch vehicle since 1990, after INSAT-1D was launched earlier.

Know about GSAT-N2...

The GSAT-20 satellite has been specially designed to improve communication systems in remote areas. 

isro  said- The GSAT 20 satellite will be named GSAT-N2 and it will essentially provide broadband internet facilities in remote areas.

This satellite weighs 4700 kilograms. It will provide internet facilities at a speed of 48Gpbs. This satellite will provide communication services to remote Indian areas including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir and Lakshadweep.

After being placed in orbit, India’s Master Control Facility in Hassan, part of Indian Space Research Organization  , took control of the satellite. In a few days, it will reach a distance of 36 thousand km from India.

ISRO was dependent on France to launch heavy satellites

This is the first time that Indian Space Research Organization  has used SpaceX’s Falcon-9 heavy lift launcher to launch any of its missions. 

The launch was announced by ISRO’s commercial partner New Space India Limited (NSIL) in January 2024.

In fact, India’s rockets do not have the capacity to launch satellites weighing more than 4 tons. Therefore, it was decided to work together with Elon Musk’s space agency.
Previously, India relied on the French-led Arianespace consortium to launch heavy satellites.
Now know what is the Bahubali rocket of Musk's company - Falcon 9

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is the first orbital-class rocket that can be reused. The Falcon Heavy is considered the most powerful operational rocket. 

The Falcon 9B-5 rocket is 70 meters long and weighs approximately 549 tons.

It has the capacity to carry 16,800 kilograms of weight to Mars. On February 6, 2018, the Falcon Heavy made its first flight. 

This was the reason why Elon Musk’s Tesla car was sent into space. So far, the Falcon 9 has been part of 396 launches.

During this period, it has failed only four times. That is, the success rate of Falcon is 99%. According to experts, the cost of one launch of Falcon 9 rocket is about 70 million dollars.
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