‘CMS-01’ Communication Satellite 

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• ISRO recently launched CMS-01, a communications satellite designed to offer services in the expanded C frequency spectrum range and which will cover the Indian mainland and the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

• It is estimated that the satellite will have a life of more than seven years.

• It was injected precisely into its pre-defined sub- geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

• CMS-01 is considered to be a replacement of the aged satellite GSAT-12. It provides services like tele-education, tele-medicine, disaster management support and Satellite Internet access.