{"id":348787,"date":"2025-10-28T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348787"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:00:00","slug":"cms-03-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cms-03-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS-03 Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch military communications satellite CMS-03 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.<\/p>\n<h2>About CMS-03 Satellite<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.republicworld.com\/all_images\/isro-s-heaviest-launcher-lvm3-rocket-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-gears-up-for-cms-03-satellite-launch-on-november-2-1761491526191-16_9.webp?resize=352%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ISRO's Heaviest Launcher LVM3 Rocket Rolls Out To Launch Pad, Gears Up ...\" width=\"352\" height=\"198\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>CMS-03 is a <strong>multi-band communication satellite<\/strong> that will provide services over a wide oceanic region including the Indian landmass. It is also known as<strong> GSAT-7R.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched by:<\/strong> Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3)<\/li>\n<li>The launch of the <strong>CMS-03 will be the first by the LVM3 rocket<\/strong> in over two years.<\/li>\n<li>It will be the<strong> heaviest communication satellite to be launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)<\/strong> from Indian soil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission Purpose<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthens India\u2019s <strong>space-based communication infrastructure.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhances maritime security<\/strong> by supporting naval communication networks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expands high-quality telecommunication coverage<\/strong> across India and adjacent oceanic regions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Payload:<\/strong> Its payload includes <strong>transponders capable of supporting voice, data, and video links over C, extended C, and Ku communication bands.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is<strong> equipped with multi-band transponders<\/strong> which supports communication across C, Extended-C, and Ku bands.<\/li>\n<li>It also <strong>enables voice, data, and video connectivity<\/strong> for diverse applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 4,400 kilograms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic and Civil Applications<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Provides secure communication<\/strong> links for Indian Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improves bandwidth capacity for civilian digital services<\/strong> in remote and underserved areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributes to national security<\/strong> through reliable, high-fidelity communication channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch military communications satellite CMS-03 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. About CMS-03 Satellite CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a wide oceanic region including the Indian landmass. It is also known as GSAT-7R. Launched by: Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cms-03-satellite\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CMS-03 Satellite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-348787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}