ISRO creates history, boosts Indian Navy’s space capabilities

November 5, 2025

Abhishek Vij 

ISRO boosts India’s self-reliance in space by developing the Bahubali rocket and launching GSAT-7R (CMM-03), the heaviest reconnaissance satellite, using the GSLV Mk-3. This milestone demonstrates ISRO’s ongoing commitment to advancing India’s security and technological stature.

ISRO’s work deploying communications satellites and providing affordable satellite services to other countries strengthens India’s global position. These innovations generate foreign revenue, boost India’s trade presence, and enhance military capabilities, all affirming India’s strategic advancements through ISRO. If the Indian military receives information about the enemy’s future actions or where they are deploying their troops, it will be able to prepare for an attack in advance.

Although the weather was bad during the launch, ISRO succeeded in placing such a massive satellite into orbit. Although we have been launching such satellites since 2013, known as GSAT-7, placing such a powerful 4410-kilogram satellite into orbit can be considered a major achievement for ISRO. After launch, the rocket that delivered it was called the Bahubali rocket, which contributed to the successful lifting and carrying of such a heavy satellite.

ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan stated that previously, we considered landing Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon’s South Pole a national achievement. Now, by launching such a heavy satellite, we have achieved another national pride. It should be noted that India has achieved 100% success in all its previous significant launches. Narayanan stated that this launch is another example of India’s selfreliance. ISRO deserves congratulations for this significant success. It should be noted that the economy with which India is completing ISRO missions is something even our competitors, the United States and Russia, cannot achieve. Another important aspect is that women scientists play a key role in all ISRO missions.

It’s often said that if ISRO can achieve such success in the public sector, why is the rest of the government machinery plagued by delays, lack of competence, bureaucracy, and corruption? If only all of India’s public sector enterprises followed ISRO’s example, the country’s development could accelerate even further.