ISRO to launch US’ BlueBird-6 satellite, weighing 6.5 tonnes, on Dec 15

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Dec 11, 2025 - 16:30
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ISRO to launch US’ BlueBird-6 satellite, weighing 6.5 tonnes, on Dec 15

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the 6.5-tonne BlueBird-6 satellite of the US on December 15.

BlueBird 6 communications satellite, developed by the US-based AST SpaceMobile, will be launched on board India’s most powerful rocket LVM3.

It is one of the heaviest commercial satellites, weighing 6.5 tonnes. The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite arrived in India from the US on October 19.

BlueBird 6, a US-licensed satellite, is scheduled to launch on December 15th from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India,” the company said in a statement.

 

 

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