ISRO's LVM3-M6 Rocket Launch:
ISRO is set to launch the LVM3-M6 rocket, which will carry a new generation US communication satellite in Sriharikota on Tuesday. In a dedicated commercial mission, Indian Space Research Organisation is scheduled to launch the Bluebird Block-2 spacecraft on board its heavy lift launch vehicle LVM3-M6 at 8.54 am from the second launch pad at this spaceport.
Heaviest Payload To Be Placed Into The Low Earth Orbit
In this mission, LVM3-M6 will place the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, into the Low Earth Orbit and is the largest commercial communications satellite to be deployed in Low Earth Orbit. It will also be the heaviest payload to be launched by LVM3 from Indian soil. The satellite is part of a next generation of BlueBird Block-2 communication satellites, designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones.
Wednesday's mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial agreement signed between NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and US-based AST SpaceMobile (AST and Science, LLC). NewSpace India Ltd is the commercial arm of ISRO.
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Why It Is Called Revolutionary Satellite For Smartphones
According to ISRO, the historic mission would deploy the next generation communication satellite designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband directly to smartphones worldwide.
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network, which is accessible directly by smartphones and designed for both commercial and government applications. According to the Indian space agency, the 43.5 metre tall LVM3, also known as Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk III, is a three stage rocket with a cryogenic engine designed and developed by ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.