Overview
- The 4,410‑kg CMS‑03 (GSAT‑7R) — the heaviest communication satellite launched from Indian soil — separated on time and was precisely injected into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
- ISRO reported the spacecraft healthy with initial solar power generation, with orbit‑raising burns toward its geostationary slot commencing.
- Built for the Indian Navy with indigenous multi‑band payloads, the satellite will extend secure voice, data and video links across the Indian Ocean Region for roughly 15 years.
- Vehicle performance was uprated by about 10%, and ISRO conducted a first‑time reignition of the C25 cryogenic stage after payload separation to expand mission flexibility.
- The mission was LVM3’s fifth operational flight and underscores India’s move away from relying on Ariane launches for heavy communications spacecraft.