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ISRO's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was launched by Space X from Cape Canaveral in the US and successfully placed into orbit, the space agency's commercial arm NSIL said.

 

The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) said in a series of posts on the microblogging site 'X.

 

"GSAT-N2 weighing 4700 kg has been injected into the desired Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and ISRO's Master Control Facility (MCF) has taken control of the satellite. Preliminary data indicates satellite in good health," it said.

 

A Demand Driven satellite of NSIL, GSAT-N2 is a 48 Gbps, Ka-band High throughput communication satellite that will enhance broadband services and in-flight connectivity across the Indian region, NSIL said.

 

The satellite was launched by Space X's Falcon 9 rocket.