ISRO Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1)
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Status
Success
Date
24 DEC 2025
03:25
Launch Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Overview
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature a single satellite.
Rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
Height
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
629 T
Thrust
11,898 kN