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26/06/22 08:40 AM IST

India’s GSAT-24 satellite launched

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  • NewSpace India's newly launched GSAT-24, first "demand-driven" communication satellite mission post space sector reforms will be leasing the entire capacity to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play. 
Features of Satellite 
  • GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4180 kg with pan-India coverage for meeting DTH application needs.
  • The GSAT (Geosynchronous satellites) are India’s indigenously developed communications satellites, used for digital audio, data and video broadcasting.
  • NSIL (incorporated in March 2019), is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under the Department of Space (DOS) and is the commercial arm of ISRO. It has the responsibility to build, launch, own & operate satellites and provide services to its committed customer
  • The satellite has been built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for NSIL.
  • GSAT-24 is configured on ISRO's proven I-3k Bus with a mission life of 15 years.
  • The entire mission is fully funded by NSIL -- satellite, launch, launch campaign, insurance, transportation, in-orbit maintenance and support.
Source- Live Mint 

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