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Sriharikota, November 2 — The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday successfully launched the Indian Navy’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-7R (CMS-03), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch was carried out using the LVM3-M5 rocket the same vehicle that powered India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon’s south pole.Weighing nearly 4,400 kilograms, GSAT-7R is India’s heaviest communication satellite so far. Developed entirely with indigenous technology, it will enhance the Navy’s space-based communication and maritime surveillance systems. The satellite was placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit and is designed to operate for 15 years.According to ISRO,…