Isro scripts history with heaviest satellite launch

The indigenously built 43.5mt LVM3-M5 rocket (nicknamed Bahubali) carrying 4,410kg CMS-03, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 5.26pm

Mumbai: India on Sunday strengthened its space capability as the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched the Navy’s GSAT-7R (CMS-03), the heaviest communication satellite from Indian soil till date, to the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

ISRO launches LVM3-M5 carrying the CMS-03 communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on Sunday. (ANI)

In the midst of Cyclone Montha and braving inclement weather for the last two days, the indigenously built 43.5mt LVM3-M5 rocket (nicknamed Bahubali) carrying 4,410kg CMS-03, which was moved to the launch pad on October 26 for pre-launch operations, took off from the Satish