GSAT-N2 takes off from SpaceX Falcon-9 launch vehicle in US

Chennai, (UNI) India’s latest and advanced GSAT-N2 (GSAT-20) took off from the US based SpaceX’s Falcon-9 launch vehicle on Monday night.

About after 33 minutes of flight durtion, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Falcon -9 rocket will inject the 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

Scientists of SpaceX and ISRO, who are at the Cape Canaveral launch venue, are monitoring the trajectory of the flight in this exclusive commercial mission of ISRO.

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