GSAT-24

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Recently ,NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) launched GSAT-24 in its first “demand-driven” communication satellite mission post space sector reforms.

• ’Demand-driven’ basically means when a satellite is launched, one will know who the end customers are going to be and what’s the kind of utilisation and commitment so that you have very effective utilisation of this satellite capacity once it goes into orbit..
  • Earlier, the mode was more supply driven, with capacity being leased after the launch with largely no firm commitment by customers beforehand

About GSAT-24

• NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under Department of Space (DoS) has undertaken GSAT-24 satellite mission as its 1st Demand Driven mission post space reforms.
  • It is built by Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO).
• It 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 successfully placed into geostationary orbit by the Ariane 5 rocket, operated by French company Arianespace, from Kourou in French Guiana (South America) .
  • The Ariane 5 has successfully placed two satellites into geostationary orbit: MEASAT-3d for the Malaysian operator MEASAT, and GSAT-24.

Source:TH