During the time of contract signing in 2019, the projected launch date of the satellite was expected between 2020 By 23 October, the launch date was scheduled on 2 November. The vehicle performance of LMV3-M5 had been enhanced by 10% to accommodate the CMS-03 satellite which is heavier than its payload capacity of 4 tonnes for GTO orbits. A pre flight inspection fixed problems in the fuel control systems that plagued the
NVS-02 satellite which used a similar spacecraft bus. On 2 November 2025, at 5:26 pm
IST, The mission featured an experiment, re-ignition of the cryogenic upper stage. The satellite was separated from the launch vehicle at around 16 minutes in sub-GTO orbit. from launch with a
perigee of 26,700 km. == See also ==