SpaceX and NASA Multi Millions Dollars Deal: Elon Musk's company SpaceX is the first major beneficiary of a multi-million dollar deal signed by India's space agency Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Early next week, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will lift India's most advanced communications satellite GSAT-20, also known as GSAT N-2, into orbit.
This is the first of many commercial contracts between ISRO and SpaceX. While some say that ISRO and SpaceX are competitors for low-cost launches, SpaceX is far ahead in the global commercial satellite market. Let us tell you that Donald Trump and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi There is a very good relationship between them and both of them call each other their special friends. Entrepreneur Elon Musk is also a friend of both, Elon Musk says that he is a fan of PM Modi.
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Amidst all this, the optics and timing of the space launch are perfect, but incidentally these deals take place before the US election results, and hence critics in Washington DC or New Delhi cannot raise the issue of crony capitalism. Prime Minister Modi's fan Elon Musk had said during the meeting with the Prime Minister on June 21, 2023, “I am very excited about the future of India. India has more potential than any other big country in the world. He (PM Modi) Really care about India because he is inspiring us to make significant investments in India. It was a great meeting and I like him a lot.”
The weight of GSAT-N2 is 4700 kg.
GSAT-N2 will be launched from Cape Canaveral, America. Built by ISRO, this 4,700 kg satellite was too heavy for Indian rockets, so it was sent for commercial launch abroad. India's own rocket 'The Baahubali' or launch vehicle Mark-III could carry a maximum mass of 4,000-4,100 kg into geostationary transfer orbit.
ISRO has no other option
India was till now dependent on Arianespace to launch its heavy satellites, but currently it does not have any operational rockets and the only credible option left for India was to go with SpaceX. Chinese rockets are unsuitable for India, and due to the conflict in Ukraine, Russia is unable to make its rockets available for commercial launches.
ISRO said- this is a good deal
Radhakrishnan Durairaj, chairman and managing director of New Space India Ltd (NSIL), ISRO's Bengaluru-based commercial arm, told NDTV: “We got a good deal with SpaceX on this first launch. The cost of launching this particular satellite… Technical “Compatibility and commercial deals… I would say it was a good deal for us to launch such a heavy satellite on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.” ISRO has built GSAT-N2 with a payload of 4,700 kg and a mission life of 14 years. This is a completely commercial launch.
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