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ISRO’s LVM3 Set to Launch AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block-2 Satellite

Sriharikota, India – December 19, 2025 – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the LVM3-M6 mission, a dedicated commercial launch that will deploy AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite. This mission marks the sixth operational flight of ISRO’s powerful LVM3 launch vehicle.

The LVM3, a three-stage heavy-lift rocket, is slated to carry the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This launch is significant as it will be the heaviest payload ever launched by the LVM3 from Indian soil.

The BlueBird Block-2 satellite is part of AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation communication satellite constellation, designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones. This is the largest commercial communications satellite to be deployed in Low Earth Orbit.

The LVM3, standing at 43.5 meters tall and weighing 640 tonnes at lift-off, has a proven track record, having successfully launched missions such as Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3, and two OneWeb missions carrying a total of 72 satellites. Its last mission was earlier in November 2025 when the LVM3-M5/CMS-03 mission was successfully accomplished. The LVM3 is a three stage launch vehicle consisting of two solid strap-on motors, a liquid core stage and a cryogenic upper stage and can put a 4200 kg payload into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit(GTO).

The LVM3-M6 / BlueBird Block-2 Mission underscores ISRO’s growing capabilities and its increasing role in the global commercial space launch market. A launch date for the mission will be announced shortly.

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