LVM3-M6

2025 Indian satellite launch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Launch24 December 2025, 03:55 UTC[1]
OperatorISRO / NSIL
PayloadBlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block 2 FM1)
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LVM3-M6
LVM3 launch
Launch24 December 2025, 03:55 UTC[1]
OperatorISRO / NSIL
PadSDSC SLP
PayloadBlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block 2 FM1)
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Mission overview

  • Mass:
    • Payload weight:6,500 kg (14,300 lb)[1]
  • Overall height:
  • Propellant:
  • 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]


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