LVM3-M6

LVM3-M6

LVM3-M6 during Liftoff
LVM3 launch
Launch	24 December 2025, 03:55 UTC
Operator	ISRO / NSIL
Pad	SDSC SLP
Payload	BlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block 2 FM1)
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LVM3-M6 was the sixth flight and third commercial flight of ISRO's LVM3 rocket and the launch is marked as the 100th Orbital launch by ISRO since the first launch of SLV-3. Launched on 24 December 2025 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, the mission successfully deployed the AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird-6 (BlueBird Block-2 FM1) communications satellite into low Earth orbit. The launch was delayed by 41 seconds to prevent in-orbit conjuntion with another satellite.

Mission overview

• Mass:
  • Payload weight:6,100 kg (13,400 lb)
• Overall height:
• Propellant:
  • Stage 1 : Composite Solid (Solid Stage)
  • Stage 2 : Earth Storable Liquid (Liquid Stage)
  • Stage 3 : Cryogenic Liquid (Liquid Stage)
• Propellant mass:
  • Stage 1: 205,000 kg (452,000 lb)
  • Stage 2: 116,000 kg (256,000 lb)
  • Stage 3: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)

Payload

In November 2024, AST SpaceMobile signed launch contracts to launch BlueBird Block 2 Satellites on ISRO's LVM3, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.

The payload of the mission was the BlueBird-6 Communications satellite built by AST SpaceMobile.

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