PSLV-C50 carrying communication satellite CMS-01 lifts off

India successfully launched its latest communication satellite CMS-01 on board its Polar rocket from the spaceport here on Thursday, the second and last launch this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

ISRO’s trusted polar satellite launch vehicle–PSLV-C50– injected the satellite around 20 minutes after the lift-off from the second launch pad at the spaceport of Sriharikota

CMS-01 is the 42nd communication satellite of the space agency and it is envisaged for providing services in Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum covering India, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.