Significant stride in Indian space sector: PM Modi on heaviest satellite launch by Isro's Bahubali | India News

Significant stride in Indian space sector: PM Modi on heaviest satellite launch by Isro’s Bahubali | India News

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Isro after its ‘Bahubali’ rocket LVM-M6 successfully placed US’s new-generation BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite, weighing 6,100 kg, into orbit. It was the heaviest payload to be placed into the low earth orbit (LEO) in LVM3’s launch history — the previous heaviest was the LVM3-M5 communication satellite 03,…

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Gsat-7R: Isro launches heaviest communication satellite from India, Navy set to get boost | India News

Gsat-7R: Isro launches heaviest communication satellite from India, Navy set to get boost | India News

CHENNAI/BENGALURU: Isro Sunday launched the 4,410kg CMS-03 or the Gsat-7R, a communication satellite that will enhance telecommunication coverage across the strategic Indian Ocean Region (IOR) for the Indian Navy.The launch of the heaviest communication satellite from Indian soil onboard LVM3-M5 from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, marked the fifth…

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