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CMS-03 (GSAT-7R)
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Historical mission record
This page records LVM-3 | CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission
Communications Satellite for the Indian Navy, replacing GSAT-7 for secure real-time links between Indian warships, submarines, aircraft, and shore-based command centers across the Indian Ocean.
- Launch vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
- Height
- 43.4 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2014-12-18
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T+00:00:00
Booster Ignition
- T+00:01:46.94
Ignition
- T+00:02:11.14
SRB Separation
- T+00:03:18.86
Fairing Separation
- T+00:05:4.7
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:05:7.1
SES
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- T+00:15:50.94
SECO
- T+00:16:5.94
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
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