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In a historic moment, India launched is heaviest communication satellite from its soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Sunday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
This launch marks another stride in the country’s push to build self-reliant, high-capability space infrastructure.
Upon successful launch, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) posted on X, “LVM3-M5/CMS-03 Mission Update: CMS-03 separated successfully. Perfect injection.”
ISRO said LVM3-M5 rocket is carrying the CMS-03 communication satellite which is heaviest ever to be launched from the Indian soil into a GTO.
Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh hailed the launch and congratulated the ISRO scientists.
The heavy-weight: CMS-03 weighs in at about 4,410 kg, making it the heaviest communications satellite ever India has launched from Indian soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Multi-band, multi-mission: This is not just another satellite. CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite designed to serve wide oceanic zones around the Indian landmass, far beyond terrestrial shores.
