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ISRO launches India's heaviest satellite
Gulf Today
|November 03, 2025
India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country’s ambitious space programme.
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The CMS-03 satellite blasted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh at 5:26 pm (1156 GMT).
"Our space sector continues to make us proud!" said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants to send an Indian astronaut to the Moon by 2040.
Weighing about 4,410 kilogrammes, it is "the heaviest communication satellite" launched in the country, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday.
This satellite is India's heaviest communication satellite till date, weighing approximately 4,400 kg, and includes many indigenous state-of-the-art components developed specifically to meet the Navy's operational requirements.
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