India's heaviest communication satellite launched

• On November 2, India's heaviest communications satellite, CMS-03, was successfully launched by ISRO from Sriharikota.

• The 4,410-kilogram satellite was launched aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket, also known as Bahubali.

• The satellite was placed in geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

• CMS-03 is a multi-band satellite designed to provide communications services over land and oceanic regions.

• It will replace the GSAT-7 series launched in 2013.

• ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan confirmed that the satellite has been accurately placed in orbit.