Indian satellite will be launched by Musk's Falcon-9 rocket
GSAT-20 will be sent to space soon, for the first time Space-X and ISRO will work together. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its telecommunication satellite GSAT-20 with the help of Elon Musk's space agency Space-X.
This will be the first time that ISRO will use Space-X's Falcon-9 heavy lift launcher to launch any of its missions. This was announced by ISRO's commercial partner New Space India Limited (NSIL) on Wednesday.
Actually, India's rockets do not have the capability to launch satellites heavier than 4 tons. Therefore, it has been decided to work together with Elon Musk's space agency. Earlier, India was dependent on the France-led Arianespace consortium to launch heavy satellites.
Know about GSAT-20
The GSAT-20 satellite has been specially designed to improve communication systems in remote areas. ISRO said- GSAT 20 satellite will be named GSAT-N2 and it will essentially provide broadband internet facility in remote areas.
The weight of this satellite is 4700 kg. It will provide internet facility at the speed of 48Gpbs. This satellite will provide communication services in remote Indian areas including Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Jammu-Kashmir and Lakshadweep. It can be launched in the last quarter of 2024.
SpaceX is a space transportation service company
American engineer Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. This is a space transportation service company. SpaceX is the first private company to send a liquid propellant rocket into space. It launched Falcon-1 in 2008.
SpaceX is the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Centre. He got this success in 2012. On May 30, 2020, two astronauts were sent to the International Space Station for the first time on SpaceX's Dragon-2 rocket.
Falcon-9 has made more than 66 successful landings
SpaceX's Falcon-9 is the first orbital class rocket that can be reused. Falcon 9 has been launched 105 times so far. It has made 66 successful landings. Falcon Heavy is considered to be the most powerful operational rocket. Its capacity is to carry 16,800 kg weight to Mars. On February 6, 2018, Falcon Heavy made its first flight. Due to this, Elon Musk's Tesla car was sent into space.