ISRO’s 4,700 kg communication satellite launched from US by Space X, injected into orbit          

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) latest communication satellite GSAT-N2 was launched by Space X from Cape Canaveral in the US and successfully placed into the orbit, the space agency’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) said on Tuesday.

The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 high-throughput satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NSIL said in a series of posts on 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.