{"id":70327,"date":"2025-10-27T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=70327"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:09:18","slug":"cms-03-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cms-03-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS-03 Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>CMS-03 Satellite Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch military communications satellite CMS-03 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About CMS-03 Satellite<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>communication satellite,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also <\/span><b>known as GSAT-7R<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of CMS-03 Satellite<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>multi-band communication satellite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will provide services over a wide oceanic region including the Indian landmass.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>weighing about 4400kg,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be the heaviest communication satellite<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be launched <\/span><b>to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GTO).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will provide sharper connectivity and increased bandwidth <\/span><b>for civil, strategic, and maritime users.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Geosynchronous Orbit?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>prograde <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(in the direction of Earth\u2019s rotation), low inclination, High Earth orbit around Earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spacecraft in this orbit appears at a <\/span><b>constant longitude above the Earth.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The geosynchronous orbit is <\/span><b>also called the Clarke orbit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as it was first popularised by the science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/isro-to-launch-military-communications-satellite-cms-03-on-november-2\/article70205060.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CMS-03 Satellite is a communication satellite, also known as GSAT-7R, and will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). 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