Isro on 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 operational flight of LVM3. The mission also saw a new in-orbit experiment — a successful re-ignition of the cryogenic upper stage About 16 minutes after lift-off, LVM-3 placed Gsat-7R into a sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub-GTO) with a perigee (farthest point from Earth) of only 26,700km. The multi-band communication satellite will provide services across a wide oceanic region, including the Indian landmass

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