IDRSS Explained: India’s Data Relay Satellite System, And Why Gaganyaan Needs It

IDRSS is set to launch on a GSLV Mk II rocket like this one, seen here lifting off carrying the NISAR satellite

Mission File Satellites IDRSS-1 and IDRSS-2 Operator ISRO Mission Type Geostationary data-relay satellite system Mass ~2,000 kg class each (I-2K extended bus) Launch Vehicle GSLV Mk II Launch Site Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Target Window 2027, TBD – per public mission trackers Status Approved and funded since the 2019–20 budget; still … Read more