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CMS-01 satellite

December 21 , 2020 1311 days 874 0
  • It is a communication satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on board the PSLV-C50.
  • It is the 42nd communications satellite envisaged for providing services in extended C Band of the frequency spectrum.
  • Its coverage will include the Indian mainland, and the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.
  • It is to inject the CMS-01 in the geo-synchronous transfer orbit.
  • This satellite’s mission life will be of 7 years.
  • This was the 52nd flight for the PSLV rocket and for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
  • The launch of Communication Satellite CMS-01 was the 77th launch mission from home.
  • It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Siharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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