Space
BlueBird Block-2 satellite
- ISRO will launch the Bluebird Block-2 on board its heavy lift launch vehicle LVM3-M6 from Sriharikota.
- It designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones.
- Bluebird Block 2 is a communication satellite of AST SpaceMobiles, USA.
LVM3
- LVM3, developed by ISRO, is a three-stage launch vehicle comprising two solid strap-on motors (S200), a liquid core stage (L110), and a cryogenic upper stage (C25).
- LVM3 successfully launched Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3, and two OneWeb missions carrying 72 satellites.
LVM3-M6
- LVM3-M6 will place the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, into the Low Earth Orbit and is the largest commercial communications satellite to be deployed in Low Earth Orbit.
- It will also be the heaviest payload to be launched by LVM3 from Indian soil.
