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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Equipped with a Master's degree in Applied Genetics, Savitha has tried on a number of job roles. From customer service and IT solutions to education research and teaching, she has also worked in molecular biology and toxicology research labs. In her last 'real job', she was found donning the cap of the Content Editor for Digital Communications at the Indian Academy Of Sciences. Presently, she is a freelancer, working as a writer and editor and designer/illustrator, all in Science.

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