GSAT-N2 Launched | Space X Launches ISRO Satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s advanced communication satellite, GSAT-N2, from the Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday. The satellite was deployed using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking the beginning of a promising commercial partnership between ISRO and SpaceX.

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GSAT N-2 Launched Today. pic.twitter.com/EdKJCp36rh
— DoT India (@DoT_India) November 19, 2024

Deployment of @NSIL_India GSAT-N2 confirmed pic.twitter.com/AHYjp9Zn6S
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2024

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Radhakrishnan Durairaj, Chairman and Managing Director of New Space India Limited (NSIL), ISRO’s commercial arm, confirmed that the GSAT-N2, also known as GSAT-20, has been precisely placed in its designated orbit.

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