- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch its heaviest rocket, named “Bahubali,” on November 2. The rocket will be launched from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota at around 5:26 pm. The rocket will carry CMS-03, a multi-band communication satellite which will provide services over a wide oceanic region. This will be the eighth launch of this rocket model, the LVM3-M5, from Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
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- The satellite weighs over 4,000 kg and is the heaviest one to be launched from Indian soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), ISRO said.
- The rocket, dubbed ‘Bahubali’, is 43.5 metres and is used to put GTOs in the spacecraft in a cost-effective manner.
- The launch vehicle comes in three stages: two solid motor Strap-ons (S200), one liquid propellant core stage (L110), and a cryogenic stage (C25). All the parts of the launch vehicle have been fully integrated with the spacecraft and have been moved to the second launch pad for pre-launch preparations.
- All the launches by the LVM3 have achieved a 100 per cent success record so far. On its last trip to space, the LVM3 took the Chandrayan-3, making India the first country to land successfully near the lunar South pole in 2023.
- The LVM3 rocket is capable of carrying a payload to GTO weighing 4,000 kg and for Low Earth Orbit payloads of 8,000 kg with its powerful cryogenic stage.
- The S200 boosters located on the side of the launch vehicle are developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Meanwhile, the third stage, the L110, is powered by two Vikas engines designed and developed at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
- The space agency had previously launched its heaviest communication satellite GSAT-11 on December 5, 2018, from Kourou launch base, French Guiana by Ariane-5 VA-246 rocket. Weighing about 5,854 kg, GSAT-11 is the heaviest satellite built by ISRO.
(With inputs from PTI)