Sriharikota, Nov. 2 -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the Indian Navy's GSAT 7R (CMS-03) communication satellite on Sunday evening. The indigenously developed satellite will be India's heaviest communication satellite to date, weighing at around 4,400 kg.

The launch is set to take place from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Station in Sriharikota at 5:26 PM. The launch will be streamed live on ISRO's YouTube channel.

The satellite would strengthen Navy's space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities with the indigenous state-of-the-art components developed specifically to meet the Indian Navy's operational requirements.

"This satellite is India's heaviest communicati...