Kailasavadivu Sivan, Chairman of the Indian space agency, said ISRO is planning a series of hi-throughput satellites, which will raise the internet speed in India from 4 gbps to 100.

The GSAT 29 launched on Wednesday will raise speeds to 6 gbps. GSAT-19, which went on board GSLV Mk III first development flight in June 2017, has some capacity to increase speeds.

GSAT-11 and GSAT-20 that will be launched from Kuru, French Guyana, will take the number to 100, Sivan said.

Meanwhile, improvements are being done to the GSLV MK III rocket to enable it to carry heavier payloads. Today’s rocket, the GSLV Mk III D2, could carry 400 kg more of payload than its predecessor, the D1.

Eventually, the Mk III rocket will be able to take 5-tonne satellites to the geostationary orbits.