ISRO Makes History As ‘Bahubali’ Rocket Places India’s Heaviest Communication Satellite In Orbit

ISRO Makes History As ‘Bahubali’ Rocket Places India’s Heaviest Communication Satellite In Orbit ISRO has successfully placed CMS-03, India’s heaviest communication satellite, into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit using the LVM3-M5 rocket, also called ‘Bahubali’ for its heavy-lift capacity. Weighing 4,410 kg, CMS-03 is a multi-band satellite providing communication services over the Indian landmass and a wide oceanic region, and replaces the GSAT-7 series launched in 2013. ISRO Chairman V Narayanan praised the teams across multiple centres for executing the complex mission despite challenging weather conditions. He also highlighted a key experiment with the indigenously developed C-25 cryogenic stage, successfully igniting its thrust chamber, which will provide crucial data for