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.
