CMS-01
# CMS-01

CMS-01 (formerly known as GSAT-12R) is a communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This satellite is a replacement of the aging GSAT-12 at 83.0° E. This satellite was successfully launched by PSLV-C50 launch vehicle on 17 December 2020 at 10:11 UTC.

## Satellite

CMS-01 is considered to be a replacement of the aged satellite GSAT-12. It provides services like tele-education, tele-medicine, disaster management support and Satellite Internet access. Approved cost of CMS-01 is ₹200 crore (US$25 million).

## Payloads

CMS-01 will be replacing services of GSAT-12 in Extended C-band.

## Launch

CMS-01 was successfully launched from a PSLV-C50 launch vehicle on 17 December 2020 at 10:11 UTC.

