CMS-01 ISRO satellite weighs 1,410-kg and will be India’s 42nd communication satellite to be placed into orbit. It function is to provide services in the Extended-C band of the frequency spectrum, and will include expanded and improved telecommunication It will also provide improved coverage over the Indian mainland. Formerly known as the GSAT-12R, CMS-01 ISRO satellite is expected to replace the GSAT-12 telecommunication satellite currently in orbit. GSAT-12 itself was a replacement for the INSAT-3B telecommunication satellite. You can watch ISRO Satellite Launch live stream at the official YouTube Channel CMS-01 has an anticipated mission life of seven yearsand will be implanted into the higher, extremely elliptical geosynchronous transfer orbit with an apogee (farthest distance from earth) of nearly 42,164 km, before which it settles into its final geostationary orbit of 35,000km and 83 degrees inclination. At this orbit, the satellite revolves around the Earth at the same speed as Earth’s rotation, and appears stationary in the sky when observed from Earth. To launch the satellite, the PSLV launcher is expected to fly in its XL configuration with six strap-on boosters. This is said to be the 52nd flight of the PSLV, and the 22nd in its XL configuration. This will also be the 77th launch from Sriharikota. ISRO Chairman K. Sivan in a statement said, “The mission rocket will be followed soon by the launch of ISRO’s new launcher for small satellites, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which will carry the EOS-02 (Earth Observation Satellite).” It is being said that the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV) carrying EOS-3 is expected to follow after that. Stay tuned to this space for latest updates. Sign in for our newsletter to get daily news delivered to your mailbox.
