ISRO’s ‘Perfect Injection’: Bahubali Rocket Launches Heaviest Satellite
ISRO successfully launched India’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03 on Sunday in what experts described as a “perfect injection.” The landmark mission demonstrates significant advancements in India’s space capabilities.
Key Mission Achievements
- 4400kg CMS-03 satellite – heaviest ever launched from Indian soil
- Successful deployment to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Breakthrough in indigenous C-25 cryogenic stage technology
- Mission completed despite challenging weather conditions
The CMS-03 satellite represents a major leap in communication technology with multi-band capabilities covering vast oceanic regions and the Indian landmass. Designed for a 15-year operational life, it incorporates numerous new technologies showcasing India’s initiative.
Technological Breakthrough
ISRO Chief V Narayanan highlighted the successful experiment with the indigenously developed C-25 cryogenic stage. “For the first time, we have successfully ignited the thrust chamber after injecting the satellite into orbit,” he stated.
“This is going to be a great experiment, which is going to feed data for restarting the cryogenic stage in future for enabling mission flexibility for placing multiple satellites in various orbits using the Bahubali rocket LVM-3,” the ISRO chief told ANI.
The 43.5-meter tall LVM3-M5 rocket, nicknamed ‘Bahubali,’ lifted off precisely at 5:26 PM after a 24-hour countdown from the second launch pad at Sriharikota.
National Recognition
Union Minister Jitendra Singh celebrated the achievement, tweeting: “Kudos Team #ISRO! India’s #Bahubali scales the skies, with the successful launch of #LVM3M5 Mission! ISRO continues to script one success after another.”
