The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has commenced the countdown for the launch of a military communications satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Srihartkota on the southeastern seaboard on Mover 2.

Named CMS-03, it would be the heaviest satellite to be launched from Indian soil, with a weight of 4,400 kg.

“Countdown Commences! Final preparations complete and the countdown for #LVM3M5 has officially begun at SDSC-SHAR,” ISRO announced on its X handle on Saturday evening.

“All systems are GO as we move closer to liftoff!”

The satellite will be injected into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) by ISRO's Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3).

This would be LMV3's eight flight and fifth operational mission, all of which have been successful. The previous mission of LVM3 was

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