SpaceX is gearing up to launch India's communication satellite, dubbed GSAT-N2, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday.With highly favorable launch conditions, the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit is set to take off at 1:31 p.

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While little information is available, SpaceX has confirmed plans to launch the GSAT-N2 mission, which is a communications satellite for India. SpaceX has a two-hour window ranging from 1:31-3:50 p.m. to launch this mission from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40.

The GSAT-N2 (also known as GSAT-20) is a Ka-band high throughput communication satellite of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of ISRO. GSAT-N2 is the second demand driven satellite of NSIL.

The Falcon 9 will launch the NSIL GSAT-N2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday. SpaceX said the rocket will send an Indian Space Research Organisation (IRSO) communications satellite into orbit.

At 5:28 p.m. SpaceX launched the Optus-X satellite for Australian telecommunication company, Optus. The rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A, traveling on a due east trajectory. With clouds in the area, most on the Space Coast only saw a short glow before the rocket disappeared.

The GSAT-N2 satellite launch by ISRO aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 aims to improve broadband services in remote India and provide in-flight internet. Scheduled for midnight, the $60-$70 million mission signifies advancements in space technology and international collaboration.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its GSAT-N2 communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on November 18, 2024. This marks ISRO's first launch with SpaceX and aims to bolster broadband services and in-flight connectivity across India with the satellite's 48 Gbps data transmission capacity.