GSat 20 ? [ISRO]
GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite.
GSAT 20 is built on the I-3K unified modular bus with electric only propulsion. It features a Ka × Ka high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing 32 spot beams with each 2 polarisations providing broadband services across the Indian region.
The satellite was originally planned to be launched not before 2020 on a GSLV Mk.3 (2) launch vehicle, but was brought forward to a 2019 launch on an Ariane-5ECA+ but had in 2021 reverted back to a GSLV Mk.3 (2) launch. In early 2024 a launch contract with SpaceX for a launch on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) was signed.
Nation: | India |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Insat |
Contractors: | ISRO |
Equipment: | Ka-band high throughput payload |
Configuration: | I-3 (I-3000) Bus |
Propulsion: | electric propulsion |
Power: | 2 solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 4700 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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GSat 20 (GSat N2, CMS 03) | - | 2024 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |