<span style="color: #222222;">The European space agency, Arianespace, will put into orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia in the geostationary orbit. The two satellites cumulatively weighing over 10 thousand kilograms will be flown by Ariane-5 rocket from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.<br />''<br />''The Indian satellite, GSAT-24 has been developed by the New Space India Limited (NSIL), ISRO's commercial arm, for television service provider Tata Sky. The GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing over four thousand kilograms with Pan-India coverage for meeting DTH application needs. Moreover, the satellite has been configured to have a mission life of 15 years.<br />''In an official release, Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël expressed his excitement about partnering again with ISRO since NSIL's creation in 2019.</span><br />
News On AIR | June 22, 2022 1:06 PM
Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace