LVM-3: BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1)
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 Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
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.
Launch updates
Satellite in contact.
Source ↗Spacecraft separation.
Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started
Liftoff.
Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started
Tweaked T-0.
Source ↗Adding T-0 and setting GO
Source ↗Delayed to NET December 24.
Source ↗Delayed to December 21.
Source ↗Rescheduled for NET December 20 per new NOTAMs.
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Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.