Last Updated:December 24, 2025, 08:32 IST The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to launch the BlueBird Block 2 satellite on December 24, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. ISRO to launch US satellite Bluebird Block-2 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite this morning aboard its Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3-M6) rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The mission is scheduled to lift off at 8:55 am, with the satellite expected to separate from the rocket roughly 15 minutes later. BlueBird Block-2 weighs about 6100 kilograms, making it the heaviest payload ISRO has sent into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using LVM3. The launch is being carried out under a commercial agreement facilitated by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), ISRO’s commercial arm. Today’s operation reflects two trends shaping India’s evolving space sector: the rising international demand for direct-to-mobile satellites and the growing role of LVM3 in commercial contracts. With this launch, LVM3 undertakes its third fully commercial mission, sixth operational flight, ninth mission overall, and …