Mission info
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-12-24, 03:24 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-12-24, 08:54 (IST) |
| Launch site | Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India |
| Launch Vehicle | LVM3 |
| Payloads | BlueBird Block 2 FM1 |
| Payload mass | 6,500 kg |
| Target Orbit | LEO |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| ISRO | https://youtube.com/watch?v=tNpY3wLE3nE |
| Space Affairs | |
| The Launch Pad | https://youtube.com/watch?v=6H0sDuKH0cQ |
| International Rocket Launches | https://youtube.com/@IntRocketLaunch/streams |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight:
☑️ 2nd LVM-3 mission of 2025, 9th overall
☑️ 5th ISRO mission of 2025, 101st overall!
Mission details
The next-generation Block 2 BlueBirds are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird satellites in orbit today, accelerating the goal to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage. The service will target approximately 100% U.S. nationwide coverage from space with over 5,600 coverage cells, 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 up to 2,400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest ever commercially deployed in low Earth orbit once launched.