ISRO successfully launches Communication Satellite-03 (
#CMS03) aboard Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (
#LVM3), nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ – India’s heaviest communication satellite ever at 4,410 kg. With it, India becomes only the 4th nation to launch such a heavy satellite.
Moreover, this satellite, built for the
#IndianNavy, is India’s most advanced communication satellite to date. It will strengthen the Navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness when India is expanding as a blue-water navy amid high tensions in the Indian Ocean Region.
Crucially, ISRO also conducted its first indigenously developed, in-orbit
#CryogenicEngine test with this launch. This test, considered groundbreaking, will facilitate launches of heavier and multiple satellites simultaneously, and also benefit
@ISRO’s human spaceflight, Gaganyaan and space station initiatives.
This 8th consecutive successful launch by
#ISRO augments India as a formidable
#SpacePower in heavy-lift rocket and space propulsion technology.