Which of the following satellites was launched on November 2, 2025, to enhance the Indian Navy’s secure communication network and maritime surveillance capabilities?
CMS-03 (GSAT-7R)
The correct answer is CMS-03 (also redesignated GSAT-7R), launched on 2 November 2025. It is a dedicated military communication satellite intended to strengthen the Indian Navy's secure satellite communication network and to improve maritime domain awareness across the vast Indian Ocean Region.
A naval communication satellite of this kind provides encrypted, real-time linkage between warships, submarines, naval aircraft, and shore-based command centres over a wide oceanic footprint. This allows the fleet to coordinate operations far from land without relying on vulnerable line-of-sight or commercial channels, which is essential for a blue-water navy. CMS-03 serves as an upgraded successor to the earlier GSAT-7 (Rukmini), which had been supporting naval communications since 2013.
Why the other options are incorrect: Cartosat-3 is a high-resolution Earth-observation (remote-sensing) satellite from 2019 used for mapping and cartography, not communication. RISAT-2B is a radar-imaging satellite, also from 2019, used for all-weather surveillance imagery rather than voice and data communication. GSAT-6A was a communication satellite launched in 2018 but contact with it was lost shortly after launch, and it was neither a naval asset nor launched in 2025. Only CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) matches the date and the naval secure-communication role.
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