New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) latest mission, which launched India’s heaviest military communications satellite, is expected to be a major leap in ushering a new age of maritime domain awareness.

On Sunday, ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 communication satellite from Sriharikota spaceport.

“ISRO has successfully launched the heaviest GEO (geostationary orbit) communication satellite from Indian soil. The Indian space sector is soaring high to provide valuable services to the user community in and around the Indian region,” ISRO chairperson V. Narayanan said in a statement after the launch. Show Full Article

ThePrint explains the significance of the mission and how the satellite will help India’s space-domain communication, especially in the military d

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