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GSAT-20

Indian geostationary communications satellite. GSAT-20 was launched on November 18, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-214ANORAD 62028India

Identity

Name in GCAT: GSAT-20
Payload designation: GSAT-N2
International designator: 2024-214A
NORAD catalog number: 62028
GCAT identifier: S62028

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: GSAT I3K
Owner: New Space India
Country: India
Builder: ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus): I4K

Launch

Date: November 18, 2024 · 18:31 UTC
Launch record: 2024-214Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,774 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.05°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 18, 2024

Size

Mass: 4,700 kg
Dry mass: 2,500 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 25.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18480143 (CC0).