ISRO successfully launches India’s new communication satellite CMS-01 from Sriharikota onboard PSLV-C50

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the new communication satellite CMS-01, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on 17th December 2020.
The workhorse rocket PSLV-C50 was used to carry the satellite in the intended orbit in space.
The new satellite CMS-01 will replace the ageing telecommunication satellite GSAT-12.
The operational life of CMS-01 is seven years.
GSAT-12 rendered seamless service for over ten years, since its launch in 2011, though having a mission life of eight years.
CMS-01 is the 42nd communications satellite of India, and first in the new CMS series of communication satellites.
The new satellite is expected to provide coverage over the entire country in cases of disaster management and satellite internet connection.