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LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1

Indian Space Research Organization · Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) · Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Indian Space Research Organization's 98th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 7,167th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 24, 2025 · 03:25 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 24, 02:50 – Dec 24, 06:50 UTC

Flight preview

BlueBird 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.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Flight timeline

  1. P0DBooster Ignition
  2. T+1M45.98SIgnition
  3. T+2M12.46SSRB Separation
  4. T+2M54SFairing Separation
  5. T+5M1.96SStage 2 Separation
  6. T+5M4.36SSES
  7. T+15M39SSECO
  8. T+15M42.52SPayload Separation

Updates

  • Satellite in contact.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started

    LL2 · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started

    LL2 · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source

  • Adding T-0 and setting GO

    Nosu · 12/18/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET December 24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2025 · source

  • Delayed to December 21.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/13/2025 · source

  • Rescheduled for NET December 20 per new NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2025 · source

Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Local pad time: Dec 24, 8:55 AM GMT+5:30

32 launches from this pad · 104 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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