India successfully launches US BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite
Weighing 6,100 kilograms (13,448 pounds), the satellite is the heaviest payload ever placed into low Earth orbit (LEO) by an LVM3 rocket from Indian soil.
“The LVM3-M6 mission has successfully placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit,” the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed following the launch from southern India.
ISRO noted that the mission was a dedicated commercial endeavor and marked “the largest commercial communications satellite placed in low Earth orbit.”
The BlueBird Block-2 satellite belongs to the next generation of communication satellites designed to deliver space-based cellular broadband directly to standard mobile smartphones, the agency added.
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