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ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2

India's ISRO will fly the LVM3‑M5 on Nov. 2 to place CMS‑03, a 4,410 kg multi‑band communications satellite, into orbit from Sriharikota. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:56 a.m. ET; the mission is a heavy‑lift milestone and comes after two recent strategic satellite losses.

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ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2 India's ISRO will fly the LVM3‑M5 on Nov. 2 to place CMS‑03, a 4,410 kg multi‑band communications satellite, into orbit from Sriharikota. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:56 a.m. ET; the mission is a heavy‑lift milestone and comes after two recent strategic satellite losses.

2025-11-01T21:13:31.234691-07:00

ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2

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SpaceX poised to win $2 billion Pentagon contract to build Golden Dome missile‑tracking satellites

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Thales Alenia Space clears preliminary review for Italy’s €235m In‑Orbit Servicing demonstrator Thales Alenia Space has cleared the preliminary review for Italy’s In‑Orbit Servicing (IOS) demonstrator, a €235 million ASI- and PNRR-funded programme. The milestone de‑risks system definition and moves Italy’s first national on‑orbit servicing vehicle toward integration and flight‑test phases.

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