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CMS-01 (formerly known as GSAT-12R[1]) is a communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This satellite is a replacement of the aging GSAT-12 at 83.0° E.[2] This satellite was successfully launched by PSLV-C50 launch vehicle on 17 December 2020 at 10:11 UTC.[3]

Satellite

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PSLV-C50 CMS-01 at Sriharikota

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.[4] Approved cost of CMS-01 is Template:INR convert.[5]

Payloads

CMS-01 will be replacing services of GSAT-12 in Extended C-band.

Launch

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PSLV-C50 CMS-01 launching from Sriharikota, on 17 December 2020.

CMS-01 was successfully launched from a PSLV-C50 launch vehicle on 17 December 2020 at 10:11 UTC.[6][4]

See also

References

  1. ISRO gearing up for launch of small satellite launch vehicles: Sivan. The Hindu(7 November 2020). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. India launches CMS-01 communications satellite. SpaceNews(2020-12-17). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. PSLV-C50/CMS-01 Brochure. ISRO(11 December 2020). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 ISRO gearing up for rocket launches with Virtual Launch Control Centre(5 October 2020).
  5. Government of India, Department of Space, Lok Sabha: Starred Question No. 232 to be answered on Wednesday, August 04, 2021(4 August 2021). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. PSLV-C50/CMS-01. isro.gov.in. ISRO. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

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