LVM3-M6
2025 Indian satellite launch
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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: