SpaceX is set to launch its first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today (Nov. 18).

The GSAT-N2 (also known as GSAT-20) is a Ka-band high throughput communication satellite of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of ISRO. GSAT-N2 is the second demand driven satellite of NSIL.

"NSIL [the commercial arm of ISRO] is realizing GSAT-20 satellite through ISRO and will be launched on-board Falcon-9 under a Launch service contract between M/s NSIL and M/s SpaceX, USA. GSAT-20 weighing 4700 kg, offers HTS capacity of nearly 48Gpbs," ISRO said in a press release issued on January 2 this year.

With weather looking good, SpaceX is gearing up to launch a communications satellite for India on Monday afternoon. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to send up the NSIL GSAT-N2 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,

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.