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.

Shambhavi Chidambaram

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Shambhavi is a doctoral researcher in behavioural neuroscience and is a part-time science writer. She received her Master's degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (Bengaluru), studying evolutionary biology and neurogenetics. She is currently enrolled at the Humboldt University (Berlin), where she studies decision-making behaviour in bats. It's anyone's guess whether Shambhavi's first love is Zoology or writing, but she hopes to wed the two in a future career as a science journalist. When she's not chasing bats or running outdoor trails, she’s usually hunting for the perfect humorous metaphor.

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