Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:52am on 02 Nov 2025,Sunday Science
ISRO is launching India's heaviest communication satellite, CMS-03 (GSAT 7R), Sunday at 5:26 PM from Satish Dhawan Space Station's second launch pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Weighing approximately 4,400 kg, the indigenously developed satellite will strengthen the Indian Navy's space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities. The multi-band satellite will provide services over wide oceanic regions including the Indian landmass. The LVM3 launch vehicle which successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar South Pole will carry CMS-03 in its fifth operational flight. The 43.5-meter vehicle, with 642-tonne lift-off mass, will separate the satellite at 179-kilometer altitude at 10 km/second velocity into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The launch will be live-streamed on ISRO's YouTube channel. (PC: ISRO)
