November 2, 2025—In a landmark chapter of India’s space saga, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that the Communications Satellite-03 (CMS-03), the nation’s heaviest and most advanced geostationary communications satellite to date, is fully primed for its historic launch aboard the robust Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in Sriharikota on November 5, 2025.