ISRO successfully launched CMS-03, India’s heaviest communication satellite, on November 2, 2025.
CMS-03 weighs 4,410 kilograms and was placed into the intended geosynchronous transfer orbit from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
The satellite was launched aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket, also known as the ‘Bahubali’ rocket.
It is a new-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle developed entirely in India.
CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite designed to provide telecommunications, television broadcasting, and internet services across India and the surrounding oceanic region.