NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

GSAT-7R

Launch Time
NET 4th Quarter, 2025

Rocket

LVM-3
Image Credit: ISRO
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $62.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 11,898 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 43.4 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.0 m

Mission Details

GSAT-7R

The GSAT-7R, designed exclusively for the Indian Navy, will succeed the GSAT-7 Rukmini satellite launched in 2013. Rukmini has long been the backbone of naval communications, enabling secure real-time links between warships, submarines, aircraft, and shore-based command centers across the Indian Ocean.

With upgraded payloads, GSAT-7R is designed to expand secure, multi-band communications for the Navy’s growing blue-water operations. Its enhanced coverage and resilience will strengthen India’s network-centric warfare capabilities and extend the Navy’s operational reach across critical maritime domains.

Manufacturer: ISRO
Operator: Indian Navy
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India