ISRO Launches 'Bahubali' Rocket with Heaviest Foreign Satellite
ISRO successfully launches the LVM3-M6 rocket carrying the 6.5-tonne BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite, marking 101st orbital launch and first dedicated US commercial mission
Dec 24, 2025 – India’s space agency, ISRO, successfully launched its LVM3 rocket on December 24 carrying a next-generation communication satellite and placing it into its intended orbit. The mission, designated LVM3-M6/BlueBird Block-2 (BlueBird-6), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota early Wednesday morning and placed the 6.5-tonne BlueBird Block-2 into Low Earth Orbit.
This is one of ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organisation) key commercial launches of 2025, marking its 101th orbital launch, and underscores its increasing role in global space launch services.
The BlueBird Block-2 satellite, built by US company AST SpaceMobile, is the heaviest payload to be launched by LVM3 from Indian soil. Hence, it is being described as “Bahubali” to highlight the magnitude and scale of the operation.
“LVM 3 Bahubali rocket M6 launch vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite in the intended orbit. This is the first dedicated commercial launch for a customer from the USA,” ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan said after the launch.
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