[3] The satellite was launched on 17 February 2024 at 17:35 IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

The INSAT-3DS satellite was initially planned to be launched in January 2024 but was later delayed to February.

[4] The satellite was launched via the GSLV-F14 rocket on 17 February 2024 at 17:35 IST (12:05 UTC).

[2] This was the first time the extended version of Cryogenic upper stage of the GSLV rocket, CUS-15 was flown with environment friendly white fairing.

[5] Five days later, all four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings were completed.