LVM-3 | BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1)
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) launched the BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1) mission for Indian Space Research Organization from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on Dec 24, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
LVM-3 | BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1)
Launched Dec 24, 2025 12:25:30 PMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
38° NE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 53.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Dec 24 · 12:25:30 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Rocket
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India