GSAT 24 Launch Date: ISRO’s communication satellite GSAT-24 will be launched on June 22nd aboard Europe’s Ariane-V rocket from French Guiana.
GSAT 24 Launch Date: India’s communication satellite GSAT-24 is scheduled for launch on June 22nd, confirmed Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in its mission statement on May 31, 2022. The satellite will be launched aboard Ariane-V rocket by Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana.
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a government organisation under Department of Space (DoS), will be undertaking the GSAT-24 satellite mission as its first Demand Driven mission post space reforms. The company has leased the entire satellite capacity to Tata Play.
The GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite that will meet the DTH application needs across the country. The satellite weighs around 4180 kg.
GSAT (Geostationary Satellite) satellites are India’s indigenously developed communications satellites. The GSAT satellite system has been developed by ISRO to make India self-reliant in broadcasting service. The last GSAT satellite to be launched was GSAT-30, which was launched aboard Ariane 5 rocket on January 17, 2020 as a replacement for INSAT-4A.
The satellites are used for video, digital audio and data broadcasting.
INSAT is short for Indian National Satellite System, while GSAT means Geosynchronous Satellite System. Both are important Indian satellite systems dedicated to support telecommunication services across the country including internet, TV broadcasting, weather forecasting and meteorology.
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