Space
ISRO Successfully Launches BlueBird Block-2 Satellite
- Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite in a low earth orbit (LEO).
- The Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) lifted off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
- The ISRO accomplished two milestones with this mission
- It was able to deploy the largest commercial communications satellite in a low earth orbit.
- The BlueBird Block-2 satellite, weighing 6,100 kg, became the heaviest payload to be launched by LVM3 from Indian soil.
- “LVM3 Bahubali rocket M6 launch vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite in the intended orbit
- This is the first dedicated commercial launch for a customer from the U.S.
- BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite: Developed by AST SpaceMobile in the U.S., is part of the next generation of communication satellites, designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones.
- ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan.
