GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3)

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) · Indian Space Research Organization

NET December 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

Indian Space Research Organization is launching GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3) on a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. It is a communications mission heading to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

At a glance
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload
GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3)
Mission type
Communications
Rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

GSAT-32 is a geostationary communications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The spacecraft is a replacement for GSAT-6A that failed before reaching geostationary orbit after launch in 2018.

What changed

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  1. SEP 26 · 12:27 PM UTC
    NET December.
    Launch Library note·Source
  2. DEC 3, 2025 · 2:14 PM UTC
    Reverted back to NET Q1.
    Launch Library note·Source
  3. FEB 21, 2025 · 7:47 AM UTC
    NET Q2 2026.
    Launch Library note·Source

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Schedule confidence

LOW

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Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Orbit
GTO
Payload
GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3)
Status
To Be Determined
Vehicle height
43.4 m
Liftoff thrust
11,898 kN
Vehicle type flights
9
Vehicle type success rate
100.0%

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