Chennai, Oct. 26 -- India will orbit its military communication satellite for the country's Navy with its heavy lift rocket LVM3 on November 2, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The satellite GSAT-7R or CMS-03 weighing 4.4 ton will be the replacement for the 2.65-ton GSAT-7 or Rukmini that was launched in 2013 by Arianespace's rocket Ariane.
ISRO said CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a wide oceanic region, including the Indian landmass. It will be the heaviest communication satellite to be launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Indian soil.
The previous mission of LVM3 launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission, where India became the first country to land successfully near...