GSat 24 (GSat N1, CMS 02)

GSat 24 [ISRO]

GSAT-24 is a 3-axis body stabilized geostationary communications satellite based on ISRO’s I-3K (I-3000) bus to provide DTH broadcasting services.

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), incorporated during March 2019, is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under Department of Space (DOS) and is the commercial arm of ISRO.

As part of this initiative, NSIL is now undertaking its “1st Demand Driven communication satellite mission” named GSAT-24, which is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4180 kg with Pan India coverage for meeting DTH application needs. NSIL has leased the entire satellite capacity to M/s Tata Play.

The satellite was launched on board of an Ariane-5ECA+ early in June 2022.

Nation: India
Type / Application: Communication
Operator: NSIL
Contractors: ISRO
Equipment:
Configuration: I-3K (I-3000) Bus
Propulsion: LAM
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 15 years
Mass: 4181 kg
Orbit: GEO
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GSat 24 (GSat N1, CMS 02) 2022-067A 22.06.2022 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA+ with MEASAT 3d

Launch Sites:

  • Ko =   Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France   France
Further GSat missions:

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