LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1

Launch information

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Mission description

AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, 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 as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature a single satellite.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1’.

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TBD

Status: To Be Determined

Class: normal

Launch T0: July 31, 2025, midnight

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

BlueBird Block 2 #1 (LEO)

Launcher

Indian Space Research Organization

Rocket

LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)

Location

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (July 31, 2025).

Launch statistics

Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (July 31, 2025).

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