BlueBird-2 launch: ISRO’s ‘Baahubali’ rocket LVM3-M6 lifts off with its ‘heaviest’ payload ever | Watch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the Bluebird Block-2 spacecraft of US-based AST SpaceMobile onboard its heavy-lift launch vehicle LVM3-M6, a ‘Baahubali’ rocket, in what is being seen as a milestone for the space agency’s commercial push. The spacecraft lifted off at 8.55 am on Wednesday from the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. At 6,100 kg, this is the heaviest payload to be placed by ISRO’s heavy-lift launch vehicle LVM3.(PTI) Within the next 15 minutes, the Bluebird Block-2 satellite is expected to separate from the launch vehicle. WATCH: The launch is also significant for ISRO as the Bluebird Block-2, weighing 6,100 kg, is the heaviest payload ever placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by the space agency’s LVM3 rocket. Why ISRO’s Bluebird Block-2 launch is significant The mission is being carried out as part of a commercial agreement between ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and US-based AST SpaceMobile, also known as AST and Science LLC. At 6,100 kg, this is the heaviest payload to …
