ISRO chief Narayanan hails successful CMS-03 satellite launch: ‘Shiny example of…’

ISRO chairman V Narayanan.

Welcoming the successful launch of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) marine satellite CMS-03, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday that the multi-band communication satellite is designed to provide services in India and adjacent ocean region for at least 15 years. He praised the satellite’s development as “another shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat” and added that the mission team overcame challenging weather conditions to ensure a flawless launch.

Congratulating the teams at ISRO centers for this achievement, Narayanan said, “The CMS-03 satellite is a multi-band communication satellite covering a large oceanic region, including the Indian landmass, and is designed to provide communication services for at least 15 years. The satellite incorporates a host of new technologies and is another shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.” he said. The ISRO chief further added, “Let me congratulate the entire satellite team spread across various ISRO centers for implementing this important, complex satellite for our nation’s communication capability. We had a tough and challenging period during the launch campaign. The weather was not that accommodating. But then let me take this opportunity to compliment each of you that even in this difficult weather condition, we were able to come out successfully and achieve this mission with great success.”

He also announced that ISRO has conducted a major in-flight experiment involving the indigenously developed C-25 cryogenic stage. “I would also like to announce an important experiment we have conducted, the indigenously developed C-25 cryogenic stage. For the first time, we have successfully fired the thrust chamber after successfully injecting the satellite into orbit and reorienting the stage. This will be a great experiment that will feed data to restart the cryogenic stage in the future to provide mission flexibility to deploy multiple satellites into various orbits using the Bahubali LVM-3 rocket.” he explained.

Highlighting the performance of the LVM3-M5 rocket, Narayanan stated that the GSLV launcher demonstrated an enhanced capability by lifting the highest ever payload of 4410 kg into an elliptical orbit compared to the standard 4000 kg into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). “The capacity of this GSLV launcher is around 4000 kg compared to GTO and for the first time we have lifted 4410 kg into an elliptical orbit. It has performed extremely well and this is the eighth launch of LBM-3 vehicle. All launches of LBM-3 vehicle have been successfully carried out by ISRO and it is a 100 percent reliable vehicle. The same vehicle has also been earmarked to receive our Gaganyatri-2 space. Now the satellite is healthy. All propulsion system valves and isolation valves are opened and the satellite is healthy,” he said, confirming that the CMS-03 satellite was “healthy” with all propulsion and isolation valves operating normally.

ISRO has launched Indian Navy’s GSAT 7R (CMS-03) communications satellite. The indigenously developed satellite is India’s heaviest communications satellite to date, weighing approximately 4,400 kg. The launch took place at 17:26 from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Station in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The satellite will enhance the Navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities with indigenous, state-of-the-art components developed specifically to meet the Indian Navy’s operational requirements.

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