India’s ‘Bahubali’ Rocket Lifts Heaviest Satellite to Boost Navy’s Eye on the Ocean

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another leap in its quest for self-reliance in space, successfully launching the heaviest communication satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using its formidable heavy-lift rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). Affectionately nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ for its sheer power, the LVM3-M5 mission placed the critical 4,410 kg CMS-03 spacecraft into a precise Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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Paramananda Barman (পৰমানন্দ বৰ্মন)

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Param is a resident editor of Research Matters, Gubbi Labs. He obtained his Ph.D. from Department of Botany, University of Delhi in 2016 and recently completed his postdoctoral research from ICAR- NBPGR, New Delhi. His research area is plant molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. Apart from research, he is interested in science communication and enjoys food, music, and reading. Param also writes in Assamese and manages the Assamese version of Research Matters. Param is a recipient of India Science Media Fellowship (ISMF), 2019.

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