LVM3-M5
LVM3-M5 was the fifth operational LVM3 vehicle. On 2 November 2025 it successfully placed the roughly 4,400-kilogram CMS-03 multi-band communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit, the heaviest communications payload launched to GTO from Indian soil at the time.
Identity
- Aliases
- LVM3 M5LVM3-M5/CMS-03CMS-03 launch vehicle
- Name
- LVM3-M5
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- LVM3-M5 was the fifth operational LVM3 vehicle. On 2 November 2025 it successfully placed the roughly 4,400-kilogram CMS-03 multi-band communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit, the heaviest communications payload launched to GTO from Indian soil at the time.
- First Flight Date
- 2025-11-02
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:33:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 18:39:07 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2025-11-02
- Search Name
- LVM3-M5 LVM3 M5 LVM3-M5/CMS-03 CMS-03 launch vehicle
- Serial Number
- M5
- Vehicle Code
- M5