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GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)

Launched

November 18, 2024 · 18:31 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 99% go
GSAT-20

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Summary

GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 18, 2024 at 18:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:31 to 20:20 UTC. It was SpaceX's 429th launch, 118th this year and humanity's 6,807th orbital launch attempt. It was the 342nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 113th this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 19th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSAT-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 59,516 km orbit inclined 27.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1073 · flight 19 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 25 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-61 · 644 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for ISRO
Milestone
342nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 113th this yearSpaceX's 429th launch118th this yearhumanity's 6,807th orbital launch attempt218th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

27.6°Inclination
215 × 59516 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1144.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
169.3°Ascending node
696 d agoElement epoch2024-11-19 05:13 UTC · stale

GSAT-20 · NORAD 62028 · 2024-214 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-214A
Epoch
2024-11-19 05:13:36 UTC
Mean motion
1.25857174 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.818242
Inclination
27.6327°
Ascending node
169.3433°
Arg. of perigee
177.6055°
Mean anomaly
193.8068°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
12
B*
0.0016112

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+33 min 58 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M11SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M36SSES-1
  15. T+3M17SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M13SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M39SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M55SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+7M56SSECO-1
  20. T+8M20SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+26M41SSES-2
  22. T+27M47SSECO-2
  23. T+33M58SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • GSAT-20 · NORAD 62028 · in orbit

Falcon 9-402 Stage 2 · re-entered April 14, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

273rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 55th this year · 987th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 18, 1:31 PM EST, in daylight

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success with satellite in contact.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 18, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/18/2024 · source

  • Weather is >95% favorable for launch.

    Nosu · 11/17/2024 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 11/16/2024 · source

  • Updated launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2024 · source

  • Moved up to November 18.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source

  • Targeting November 19.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2024 · source

Questions

When did GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) launch?

GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) launched on November 18, 2024 at 18:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:31 to 20:20 UTC.

Where can I watch GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)?

Coverage: SpaceX GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2); SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GSAT-20 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - November 18, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with satellite for India. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 18, 1:31 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1073 flew for the 19th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) reach?

GSAT-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 59,516 km orbit inclined 27.6°.

How many satellites did GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).