With an Indian-built satellite GSAT-24 having formally commenced its operations, from round 36,500 km above the earth’s floor, subscribers of India’s Tata Play DTH Service would have the choice to view 300 more tv channels.
Prior to the operationalisation of GSAT-24, Tata Play (previously Tata Sky) was in a position to broadcast solely 600 channels, and that quantity would now enhance to 900 channels.
Chairman and Managing Director, NSIL, D. Radhakrishnan stated, “GSAT-24 has been the first Demand Driven communication satellite mission undertaken by NSIL post space sector reforms. The GSAT-24 satellite is ready to usher in a new era of satellite television for India”.
Built by ISRO’s UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, the GSAT-24 satellite is the first demand-driven mission of NewSpace India Limited(NSIL), which is ISRO’s commercial arm.
GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite, meant to cater to the requirement of Tata Play’s DTH application needs. NSIL, incorporated in March 2019, is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Indian Government’s Department of Space (DOS). The entire satellite capacity on-board GSAT-24 is leased to its committed customer Tata Play.
ISRO Chairman, Dr. S. Somanath said, “GSAT-24, a 4-tonne class communication satellite built by ISRO for providing DTH services, is fully operational at its maximum satellite capacity, following exhaustive in-orbit testing. This momentous achievement signifies a revolution in India’s telecommunications space, driven by cutting-edge indigenous technology. It serves as a tribute to our nation’s aerospace prowess and heralds India’s successful entry into the Demand Driven Mission segment.”
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According to Tata Play, the elevated bandwidth, after the inclusion of GSAT-24, will allow the DTH service to present its customers with a good sharper image and sound high quality, and a capability to carry 50 per cent more channels whereas changing into the most important satellite bandwidth supplier amongst all DTH platforms.
Tata Play’s MD & CEO Shri Harit Nagpal stated, “Viewing experience has been Tata Play’s key priority. This collaboration with NSIL will provide our DTH subscribers with an even better video and audio quality and many more channels and services. It also strengthens our commitment to Linear TV in a country where approximately 140million homes are yet to buy their first TV”.
The GSAT-24 satellite was launched into orbit utilizing a European Ariane-V rocket from their European Space Agency’s Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite was launched into orbit efficiently on June twenty second, 2022.
After getting positioned in orbit final mid-2022, numerous processes and technical assessments together with on-orbit testing have been carried out prior to operationalizing the satellite for broadcast operations. Meanwhile, the bottom stations of Tata Play, which might be meant to talk with the satellite additionally have been arrange.