The vehicle is based on the conventional I-2K bus platform, with a lift-off mass of 2250 kg and a power handling capacity of approximately 3 kW.

On completion of Assembly and Integrated Testing (AIT), the satellite was subjected to satellite level thermovac test to verify and validate its design and performance in simulated space environment during November-December 2024.

[4] A comprehensive Pre-shipment Review (PSR) of the performance and compliance of the Satellite during various phases of its realization was completed on December 27, 2024.

[5][6][7] It was the First mission undertaken by newly appointed ISRO chairman V.

[8] Following launch, ISRO reported that orbit raising operations towards positioning the satellite to the designated orbital slot could not be carried out as the valves for admitting the oxidizer fuel for the main engine did not open.