Written By Shubham Verma
India to use SpaceX rocket to launch communications satellite
The high-capacity communications satellite by India will be carried by the Falcon-9 rocket of SpaceX to the space later this year.
Published By: Shubham Verma | Published: Jan 04, 2024, 08:20 AM (IST)
India will launch a communications satellite using SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket this year, its first partnership with a venture led by billionaire Elon Musk who also wants to expand his other businesses in the country. 
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The high-capacity satellite aims to boost India’s broadband communication, especially in remote and unconnected regions of the country, state-run NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial arm of India’s space agency, said in a statement on Tuesday. Also Read: What Went Viral In India On Instagram In 2025? Cricket, Nostalgia, Memes, More
The launch is scheduled for the second quarter of this year, NSIL said. The satellite weighs 4,700 kg, which exceeds the current highest spacecraft launching capacity of 4,000 kg of India’s space agency ISRO. Also Read: Phones At The Dinner Table? Children Turn To AI As Parents Stay Busy: Vivo’s Switch Off Report 2025
Musk, who is the chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, is keen to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India and is also discussing an investment proposal for Tesla to set up a factory there to make electric vehicles. But he is facing a pushback from some in the country’s domestic industry.
NSIL said it will fully own, operate and fund the GSAT-20 high-throughput satellite, offering a capacity of 48 gigabits per second.
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