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from where you know these Planned launches especially GSAT-UHF, etc. Abdullah1099 (talk) 08:47, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Abdullah1099, for all the rest check out GSAT page. I am not sure who added GSAT-UHF, it was already there when I editted. I was myself confused about it. Feel free to remove it and any other GSAT missions you think to be irrelevant.
Have a good day. Manav2311 (talk) 08:51, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
Also GSAT-6A was lost in April 2018. Thus, I added it to Past missions. I am not sure about the ALL the Active missions too. We have to check all of them and update the template and their pages respectively. Please help me in doing so yourself if you have time. I am a little busy till November now. Bye Manav2311 (talk) 08:55, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
Bro i mean does any of the upcoming ones have any references Abdullah1099 (talk) 10:59, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
K Sivan, secretary, DoS, said: “...We are already in advanced talks for GSAT-22 which will be for another major DTH provider. Aside from this, customers have been identified for GSAT-20, 23 and 32 but we cannot reveal the names at this juncture as the talks are still at the initial stages.” Space PSU NSIL to launch 4 more demand-driven communication satellites - Times of India Manav2311 (talk) 13:41, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Bro, I know they already told they are working on GSAT-20, 22, 23 and 32 but from where you got the other ones, that i want to know. Abdullah1099 (talk) 14:55, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Although IDK why NSIL website doesn't have specific GSAT satellite by names in its tenders pages. What I mean to say is that they don't openly say in tenders that so and so GSAT tender is won by so and so company/corp/gov. agency. Also, this reference only confirms like 3 of them, rest of them I think are still with ISRO so probably U R Rao Satellite Centre will build in like the next 3-4 years, and we'll get the confirmation then. Manav2311 (talk) 13:46, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Found something interesting going on for GSAT-32. DRDO has an ongoing tender for "Development And Testing Of Satellite Terminals For Gsat 32/N3". So that confirms that we'll be seeing more on this within the next 3 months or so before actual launch date is announced by Feb 2026 (totally my viewpoint) Manav2311 (talk) 14:02, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Other than those four planned satellite and some GSAT-7 series satellites i can't find any other planned satellite. Of course they could be working on them but they don't put it on public. So other ones should not be put. Abdullah1099 (talk) 14:57, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
I absolutely agree that the others, specifically GSAT 21 and GSAT 25 to 28 should be removed even from GSAT page too. But I think this is a matter of continuity here. See until GSAT 19, all launches were numbered accordingly, and no number was missing (and if it was missing ISRO filled it by 2018 [eg. GSAT-11]). After that NSIL was incorporated in March 2019, so ISRO left GSAT 20 to 28 for NSIL thus the GSAT N series was started. Then GSAT 29 to 31 were launched between November 2018 and January 2020. So, as you can clearly see either NSIL/ISRO would have to now launch GSAT 21 and GSAT 25-28 to cover the gaps and I think they absolutely would because they did so before too. It's just that because of all these replacement satellites like 12R and 7R, other ones are getting delayed. However, if you think that 21,25-28 should be removed feel free to do so, I agree completely with you that no public info. on these has been released till date. [P.S. What is GSAT-UHF ?? We have to remove that too from GSAT page.] Manav2311 (talk) 10:25, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
Ok, I am glad you understood what i want to tell. Abdullah1099 (talk) 11:55, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

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