ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Launch happened on time.
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Updates: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its heaviest communication satellite on Sunday. The satellite, CMS-03, is reportedly the heaviest ever launched from Indian soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), according to the PTI news agency. The spacecraft was launched aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket, also dubbed ‘Bahubali’ for its heavy-lift capabilities. The LVM3 is a three-stage launch vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons (S200), a liquid propellant core stage (L110) and a cryogenic stage (C25). The vehicle grants ISRO self-reliance in launching heavier communication satellites weighing up to 4,000 kg in GTO….Read More
The lift-off was scheduled for 5:26 PM on Sunday.
Ahead of the lift-off, the 43.5 metre tall LVM3-M5 rocket was fully assembled and integrated with the spacecraft and later shifted to the second launch pad for undertaking pre-launch operations, PTI reported. The LVM3 is also referred to as the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII by ISRO scientists. The LVM3-M5 is the fifth operational flight, the space agency said.
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Nov 2, 2025 7:26:28 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: This blog is now closed
Nov 2, 2025 7:25:34 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Launch successful, PM Modi ‘proud’
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said the launch vehicle successfully injected the communication satellite into the required orbit. He recalled that the rocket’s previous launch was the “most prestigious Chandrayaan 3, which brought pride to the nation.” He also added that the rocket achieved “yet another pride” on Sunday after succeeding with the “heavier satellite.”
Dubbed as ‘Bahubali’ for its heavy launch capabilities, the LVM3-M5 is a three-stage launch vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons (S200), a liquid propellant core stage (L110) and a cryogenic stage (C25).
All eight LVM 3 launches, including its experimental mission, have been successful, achieving a 100% success rate.
PM Narendra Modi lauded ISRO in an X post, saying “our space sector continues to make us proud”. “Powered by our space scientists, it is commendable how our space sector has become synonymous with excellence and innovation. Their successes have furthered national progress and empowered countless lives,” he said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh also hailed the ISRO and PM Modi for a string of successful space missions.
Nov 2, 2025 7:17:34 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: What ISRO chairman V Narayanan said on the launch of CMS-03
Here is what ISRO chairman V Narayanan said on the launch of CMS-03 communication satellite onboard LVM-3.
“The capability of this GSLV launcher is around 4000 kg to GTO and for the first time we have lifted 4410 kg to an elliptical orbit… It has performed extremely well, and this is the eighth launch of the LVM-3 vehicle. All the launches of the LVM-3 vehicle have been successfully accomplished by ISRO, and it is a 100% reliable vehicle. The same vehicle is also earmarked for taking our Gaganyatri-2 space also… Right now, the satellite is healthy. All the propulsion system valves and isolation valves are opened, and the satellite is healthy,” ANI quoted him as saying.
Nov 2, 2025 6:54:33 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: PM Modi lauds ISRO, says ‘space sector continues to make us proud’
Nov 2, 2025 6:46:50 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Union Minister Jitendra Singh lauds the launch of CMS-03 satellite
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday lauded the successful launch of the Indian Navy’s GSAT 7R (CMS-03) by the LVM3 launch vehicle, terming it as “Bahubali.”
Sharing an X post, the Union Minister hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a string of successful space missions.
“India’s Bahubali scales the skies with the successful launch of LVM3M5 Mission. “Bahubali”, as it is being popularly referred, the LVM3-M5 rocket is carrying the CMS-03 communication satellite, the heaviest ever to be launched from Indian soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). ISRO continues to script one success after another. Thanks, PM Modi, for the unflinching government support,” Jitendra Singh wrote.
Nov 2, 2025 6:14:02 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: A replacement for GSAT 7 series
The CMS-03 satellite is a replacement for the GSAT 7 series, launched in 2013.
Nov 2, 2025 6:06:37 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The weather challenge
As pointed out by ISRO leadership, the mission was a success despite bad weather conditions.
Nov 2, 2025 6:00:48 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Space agency leaders celebrate success
ISRO leaders celebrate the mission success and compliment all involved teams.
Nov 2, 2025 5:51:31 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Chairman congratulates team after success
The ISRO Chairman congratulated all the teams after the mission’s success.
Nov 2, 2025 5:49:39 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Chairman V Narayanan addressing the media
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan is addressing the media after a successful CMS-03 mission.
Nov 2, 2025 5:45:00 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Mission successful, declares ISRO
ISRO declares the mission successful.
Nov 2, 2025 5:43:06 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Cryogenic stage completed
Cryogenic stage of the launch completed, satellite seperates
Nov 2, 2025 5:41:39 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Cryo stage expected to work for 600 seconds
Cryo stage is expected to work for 600 seconds before seperating.
Nov 2, 2025 5:34:27 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Cryo stage performance normal
The Cryo stage performance is normal as tracking continues
Nov 2, 2025 5:31:36 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Performance normal
Cryo stage ignition starts
Nov 2, 2025 5:26:25 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: LVM3-M5 lifts off with heavy satellite CMS-03 from Sriharikota
LVM3-M5 lifts off with heavy communication satellite CMS-03 from Sriharikota.
Nov 2, 2025 5:19:51 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: All set for lift-off from Sriharikota
All set for lift-off from Sriharikota as launch is now just a few minutes away.
Nov 2, 2025 5:12:58 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Automatic launch sequence initiated
Automatic launch sequence for the CMS-03 mission has been initiated.
Nov 2, 2025 5:02:10 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Procedures before lift-off underway
Procedures for the launch of the heavy satellite are underway.
Nov 2, 2025 4:49:17 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Launch procedures to begin shortly
Launch procedures for the heavy satellite lift-off will begin shortly.
Nov 2, 2025 4:35:31 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: End of foreign reliance for India?
Today’s launch could mark the end of ISRO’s reliance on foreign partners for launching heavy satellites. The space agency had been earlier utilising launch vehicles provided by France-headquartered Arianespace for the same.
Nov 2, 2025 4:28:46 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Countdown continues
ISRO initiated a 24-hour countdown for the launch, which commenced on Saturday at 5:26 pm. On Sunday, the space agency said the countdown was progressing smoothly.
In its latest update, ISRO stated that the launch procedures would commence at 4:56 pm IST on Sunday, with lift-off scheduled for 5:26 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Nov 2, 2025 4:14:15 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Similar launch vehicle for Gaganyaan
For the ambitious Gaganyaan mission, ISRO had planned the human-rated LVM3 rocket as the launch vehicle, which is named HRLV.
Nov 2, 2025 3:59:23 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The venue for the lift-off
The launch is set to take place from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Station in Sriharikota.
Nov 2, 2025 3:45:03 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The process after launch
The LVM3-M5 launch will have 8 sequences, with the CMS-03 being separated from the vehicle at an altitude of around 179 kilometres, at a velocity of around 10 km per second.
Nov 2, 2025 3:28:30 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: What time is the launch?
LVM3-M5 will be launched from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 5.26 PM today.
Nov 2, 2025 3:20:48 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Launch vehicle on the pad since October 26
The launch vehicle had been assembled earlier and has been on the launch pad since October 26 for pre-launch operations.
Nov 2, 2025 3:10:35 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The capabilities of the launch vehicle
The LVM3- rocket is capable to carry payload to GTO weighing 4,000 kg and for Low Earth Orbit payloads of 8,000 kg with its powerful cryogenic stage.
Nov 2, 2025 3:03:20 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The heaviest Indian satellite
ISRO 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.
Nov 2, 2025 2:52:23 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: Details on time and where to watch the lift-off
Nov 2, 2025 2:48:26 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The three stages of the ‘Bahubali’ rocket
The two S-200 solid rocket boosters, located on the sides of the rocket, provide the thrust required for liftoff. The S200 boosters are developed at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
The third stage is the L110 Liquid Stage, powered by two Vikas engines designed and developed at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
Nov 2, 2025 2:46:21 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: The launch vehicle’s previous mission
The previous mission of the LVM-3 rocket was the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3, in which India became the first country to land successfully near the lunar South Pole in 2023, according to ISRO.
Nov 2, 2025 2:43:40 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: What is the launch vehicle nicknamed?
The CMS-03 satellite will travel onboard the 43.5 metre tall LVM3-M5 rocket, dubbed as ‘Bahubali’ for its heavy-lift capability.
Nov 2, 2025 2:41:56 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: What is CM-03 and how heavy is it?
CMS-03 weighs about 4,410 kg and is a a multi-band communication satellite.
Nov 2, 2025 2:37:23 PM IST
ISRO Rocket Launch Today Live Updates: What is the mission objective?
The mission objective for Sunday’s launch is that the CMS-03 will provide services over a wide oceanic region, including the Indian landmass, according to ISRO. While it has been speculated that the satellite’s applications include military surveillance, there has been no official word from ISRO on the matter.
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