GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Rocket Launch Videos
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 99% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 77°F, overcast clouds, 87% cloud cover and a wind speed of 4mph.
Trajectory
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Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T- 00 : 38 : 00 | GO for Prop Load Launch director verifies go for propellant load |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Stage 1 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage |
| T- 00 : 35 : 00 | Prop Load Start of propelland loading |
| T- 00 : 16 : 00 | Stage 2 LOX Load Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage |
| T- 00 : 07 : 00 | Engine Chill Start of engine chilling |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 01 : 00 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 00 : 45 | GO for Launch Launch director verifies go for launch |
| T- 00 : 00 : 03 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 11 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 26 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 30 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 36 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 17 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 13 | Entry Burn Startup Start of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 06 : 39 | Entry Burn Shutdown End of the atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 55 | Stage 1 Landing Burn Start of the first stage landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 56 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 20 | Stage 1 Landing Landing of the first stage |
| T+ 00 : 26 : 41 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 27 : 47 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 33 : 58 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
Mission
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite.
GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus and features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing multiple spot beams providing broadband services across the Indian region.
It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which can be five to six times more efficient than chemical-based propulsion. It will be the first ISRO made satellite to move from Geostationary transfer orbit to Geosynchronous orbit using Electric Propulsion.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 291 rockets, including 291 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1006 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Landing
Core B1073
The Falcon 9 first stage B1073 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 19th flight. Booster B1073 last launched 01/30/2025 and has seen 20 successful launches and landings. Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.
Just Read the Instructions - JRTI
Third (Marmac 303) ASDS barge, Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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