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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I am a Mechanical engineer, who hails from Roorkee, Uttrakhand. I did my Masters from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad, specialising in Machine Design and currently pursuing a PhD at Jamia Millia Islamia and CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, in the area of high pressure metrology. Apart from being passionate towards science communication, I enjoy photography, reading and traveling. 

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