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Launch Date
11/2/2025
Launch Site
SHAR SLP
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Launch Vehicle
LVM3 (GSLV3 Family)
CMS-03 weighs about 4,400 kg, making it India's heaviest communication satellite to be launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
CMS-03, weighing about 4,400 kg, is the heaviest communication satellite to be launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Indian soil.
The weight of CMS-03 is approximately 4.4 tons (4400 kg), making it the heaviest communications satellite sent to GTO from India.
As of September 27, 2025, GSAT-7R was not the same vehicle as GSAT-22.
The forum thread title records the LVM3-M5 launch carrying CMS-03/GSAT-7R from SDSC/ISRO Sriharikota at 11:56 UTC on November 2, 2025.
The forum thread title records the LVM3-M5 launch carrying CMS-03/GSAT-7R from SDSC/ISRO Sriharikota at 11:56 UTC on November 2, 2025.
LVM3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre and deployed CMS-03 into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
CMS-03 is designed to expand secure multi-band communications for the Navy's growing blue-water operations with an upgraded payload.
CMS-03 will take over the role of the satellite GSAT-7, which was launched in 2013, and is expected to function as an important communications network for the Indian Navy.