GSAT-N2 is a 4,700 kg Ka-band high-throughput communication satellite built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), serving broadband and in-flight internet across India from 68° East. A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched it from Cape Canaveral in November 2024.
GSAT-N2 is a high-throughput satellite working in the Ka band. It uses 32 spot beams and has a total capacity of 48 Gbps. The beams cover the whole country, including the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands, for broadband and in-flight connectivity.
The U R Rao Satellite Centre built the satellite, and the Space Applications Centre supplied the communication payloads. It is the second demand-driven communication satellite mission of NSIL, a Government of India company under the Department of Space.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 19 November 2024 (IST) and placed the satellite in a super geosynchronous transfer orbit of 250 × 59,730 km at 27.5° inclination.
ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan then took over and raised the orbit to geostationary with the satellite's own chemical engine. All three antenna reflectors deployed, and ISRO reported enough fuel left for the full mission life.