On November 2, the CMS-03 communication satellite—the fifth in the series to go into operation—will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) using its LVM3 spacecraft. ISRO claims that the CMS-03 multi-band communication satellite will cover the Indian continent as well as a large maritime area.
The CMS-03 communication satellite will be launched on November 02, 2025, by India’s LVM3 launch vehicle during its fifth operational flight (LVM3-M5). According to a statement from ISRO, CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite that will offer services across the Indian continent as well as a large maritime region.
The heaviest communication satellite, CMS-03, will be launched from Indian territory into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). India was the first nation to successfully land close to the lunar south pole during the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was previously launched by the LVM3 rocket.
On October 26, the launch vehicle was transferred to the Launch Pad for additional pre-launch procedures after it had been completely put together and mated with the spacecraft. The biggest communication satellite to be launched from Indian territory into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) will be CMS-03, which weighs roughly 4400 kg. India made history by becoming the first nation to successfully land close to the lunar south pole during the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was launched by the earlier LVM3 mission.
On October 26, 2025, the launch vehicle was transferred to the Launch Pad for additional pre-launch activities after being completely built and mated with the spacecraft, the statement added. In the meantime, ISRO chairman V. Narayanan declared on September 9 of this year that the space agency is working on Chandrayaan 4 and Chandrayaan 5, and that the finished space station module will be launched by 2035.
The Chandrayaan 4 expedition will orbit the planet Venus. On July 14, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 was launched to show that it could safely land and roam the lunar surface from end to end.
Following the successful return of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from NASA’s Axiom-4 mission, India is preparing for the Gaganyaan project, which, according to ISRO, will send a three-person crew into a 400-kilometer orbit for three days and return them safely to Earth by landing in Indian sea waters.