Key statistics
Satellite CMS 03 at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CMS 03.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CMS 03
International designator: 2025-249B
Object number (NORAD): 66311
Object ID (CCSDS): 66311
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.141 minutes
Inclination: 0.1686 deg
SMA: 42165.599 km
Apoapsis: 35804.482 km
Periapsis: 35770.446 km
RAAN: 272.0212 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004036
Argument of periapsis: 195.9714 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.0392 deg
Mean motion: 1.00268692 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000236 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 1, 2025, 11:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 1, 2025, 6:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CMS 03
TLE line 1: 1 66311U 25249B 25335.77128029 -.00000236 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66311 0.1686 272.0212 0004036 195.9714 334.0392 1.00268692 373
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CMS 03.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for CMS 03, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Communications Satellite for the Indian Navy, replacing GSAT-7 for secure real-time links between Indian warships, submarines, aircraft, and shore-based command centers across the Indian Ocean.
CMS 03 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘LVM-3 | CMS-03 (GSAT-7R)’, on board a LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 2, 2025, 11:56 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.
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LVM-3 | CMS-03 (GSAT-7R)
Agency: Indian Space Research Organization
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:56 a.m. UTC
Rocket: LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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