Geostationary
CMS-03 (GSAT-7R)
Military Naval Communications · ISRO / Indian Navy
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India's replacement military naval communications satellite, updating the capability introduced by GSAT-7 with higher power, more frequency bands, and improved coverage of the Indian Ocean. GSAT-7R continues the Indian Navy's development of real-time maritime communications and situational awareness — essential for a navy that increasingly operates across the full width of the Indo-Pacific as India's strategic interests expand beyond traditional South Asian boundaries.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,240–22,243 mi (35,792–35,797 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 66311
- Int’l designator
- 2025-249B
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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