Musk’s SpaceX to help India launch heavyweight satellite on Tuesday

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Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch India's heavy communication satellite, Gsat-20, on November 19th. Weighing over 4 tonnes, the satellite exceeds the capacity of India's current launchers, necessitating the use of SpaceX's Falcon-9. This comes as Arianespace lacks available slots and other options remain unviable.

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The GSAT-20, a 4,700 kg satellite, exceeds the weight capacity of India's indigenous rockets, making SpaceX the natural choice for the mission
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GSAT-20

Indian communications satellite


Arianespace

European commercial space transportation company

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