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| LVM3 launch | |
|---|---|
| Launch | 24 December 2025, 03:55 UTC[1] |
| Operator | ISRO / NSIL |
| Pad | SDSC SLP |
| Payload | BlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block 2 FM1) |
| LVM3 launches | |
LVM3-M6 was the sixth flight and third commercial flight of ISRO's LVM3 rocket and the launch is marked as the 100th Orbital launch by ISRO since the first launch of SLV-3. Launched on 24 December 2025 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, the mission successfully deployed the AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block-2 FM1) communications satellite into low Earth orbit.[2][3]
Mission overview
- Mass:
- Payload weight:6,500 kg (14,300 lb)[1]
- Overall height:
- Propellant:
- Stage 1 : Composite Solid (Solid Stage)
- Stage 2 : Earth Storable Liquid (Liquid Stage)
- Stage 3 : Cryogenic Liquid (Liquid Stage)
- Propellant mass:
- Stage 1: 205,000 kg (452,000 lb)
- Stage 2: 116,000 kg (256,000 lb)
- Stage 3: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
- Altitude:
- Maximum velocity:
- Inclination:
- Azimuth:
- Period:
Payload
In November 2024, AST SpaceMobile signed launch contracts to launch BlueBird Block 2 Satellites on ISRO's LVM3, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.[4]
The payload of the mission was the BlueBird-6 Communications satellite built by AST SpaceMobile.[5]
References
- ^ a b "BlueBird Block 2 FM1". nextspaceflight.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "LVM3-M6 / BlueBird Block-2 Mission". ISRO. 19 December 2025. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Wall, Mike (24 December 2025) [23 December 2025]. "Indian rocket launches record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit". Space.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Robinson-Smith, Will (17 November 2024). "AST SpaceMobile secures multi-launch agreements with Blue Origin, ISRO and SpaceX". Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "ISRO's BlueBird-6 launch rescheduled to December 21: Heaviest US satellite to boost global broadband in major Indo-US mission". The Times of India. 15 December 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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