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Recently, ISRO launched India’s 42nd Communication satellite CMS-01
About Communication satellite CMS -01
- It is envisaged to provide services in the Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum whose coverage will include the Indian mainland, Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
- CMS-01 is the country’s 42nd communication satellite and will have a mission life of seven years.
- The satellite will be the first in a new series of communication satellites by India after the GSAT and INSAT series.
- The new satellite would replace the GSAT-12 in orbit, which was launched in 2011.
- CMS-01 was launched with PSLV C50 and It will be the 52nd mission for India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- The 44-metre-high four-staged engine, PSLV-C50, is the 22nd flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with six strap-on motors hugging the first stage).
- The CMS-01 is also the first in a new series of communication satellites by India, following the INSAT and the GSAT series. The last satellite launched by ISRO was called Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) 01
About PSLV launch vehicle
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Source: ISRO & Business standard