LAUNCH at 0325 UTC Dec 24 of India's LVM3 flight M6 with the 6-tonne AST Space Mobile BlueBird-6 satellite
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
LAUNCH at 0325 UTC Dec 24 of India's LVM3 flight M6 with the 6-tonne AST Space Mobile BlueBird-6 satellite
ISRO is officially preparing back-to-back LVM3 launches! First, LVM3-M5 is set to launch the GSAT-7R/CMS-02 communications satellite for the Indian Navy NET November 2nd. Next, LVM3-M6 is set to launch AST SpaceMobile's 1st BlueBird Block 2 satellite in the 1st week of December!
October 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
ISRO is officially preparing back-to-back LVM3 launches! First, LVM3-M5 is set to launch the GSAT-7R/CMS-02 communications satellite for the Indian Navy NET November 2nd. Next, LVM3-M6 is set to launch AST SpaceMobile's 1st BlueBird Block 2 satellite in the 1st week of December!
CMS-03/GSAT-7R and the LVM3 stage 2 rocket cataloged in a 179 x 26647 km x 21.3 deg transfer orbit.
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
CMS-03/GSAT-7R and the LVM3 stage 2 rocket cataloged in a 179 x 26647 km x 21.3 deg transfer orbit.
S200 side boosters have separated. LVM3 now in space
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
S200 side boosters have separated. LVM3 now in space
Atmospheric Re-entry of LVM3 M5 Upper Stage on 30 July 2026 www.isro.gov.in/Atmospheric_...
August 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Atmospheric Re-entry of LVM3 M5 Upper Stage on 30 July 2026 www.isro.gov.in/Atmospheric_...
Additional news indicating the next $ASTS launch may happen in May 2025 (or possibly early June).
orbitaltoday.com/2025/04/07/i...
orbitaltoday.com/2025/04/07/i...
India's LVM3 Rocket To Orbit Block 2 BlueBird Satellite In May - Orbital Today
India will launch AST SpaceMobile's Block 2 Bluebird satellite in May aboard an LVM3 rocket, NSIL announced.
orbitaltoday.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Additional news indicating the next $ASTS launch may happen in May 2025 (or possibly early June).
orbitaltoday.com/2025/04/07/i...
orbitaltoday.com/2025/04/07/i...
Lanceerdag voor LVM3-M5, India's zware draagraket.
Live over 70 minuten.
www.youtube.com/live/yAR9fV4...
Live over 70 minuten.
www.youtube.com/live/yAR9fV4...
LIVE: ISRO LVM3-M5 / CMS-03 Launch
YouTube video by ISRO Official
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Lanceerdag voor LVM3-M5, India's zware draagraket.
Live over 70 minuten.
www.youtube.com/live/yAR9fV4...
Live over 70 minuten.
www.youtube.com/live/yAR9fV4...
Initial TLEs now out for BlueBird 6 and the LVM3 upper stage, confirming 506 x 520 km x 53.0 deg orbit for BB6. China's FY-4C metsat and upper stage also cataloged in geotransfer 191 x 35844 km x 28.5 deg.
December 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Initial TLEs now out for BlueBird 6 and the LVM3 upper stage, confirming 506 x 520 km x 53.0 deg orbit for BB6. China's FY-4C metsat and upper stage also cataloged in geotransfer 191 x 35844 km x 28.5 deg.
Obzor-R (2025-310A) and Soyuz third stage cataloged in a 217 x 633 km x 98.0 deg, 06:00 LTDN sun-synch orbit. For some odd reason still no @S4S_SDA TLEs for 2025-309 (BlueBird/LVM3)
December 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Obzor-R (2025-310A) and Soyuz third stage cataloged in a 217 x 633 km x 98.0 deg, 06:00 LTDN sun-synch orbit. For some odd reason still no @S4S_SDA TLEs for 2025-309 (BlueBird/LVM3)
Congratulations to NASA and ISRO for their success today! Next up ISRO LVM3 is the launch of the @ast-science.com $ASTS FM-1 Bluebird block 2. 🚀
July 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Congratulations to NASA and ISRO for their success today! Next up ISRO LVM3 is the launch of the @ast-science.com $ASTS FM-1 Bluebird block 2. 🚀
During a presentation by ISRO's chairman, the following slide with ISRO's upcoming launches was shown:
- GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NET Oct
- SSLV-L1/NSIL NET Oct
- Gaganyaan-G1 NET Nov
- PSLV-C63/TDS-01 NET Nov
- LVM3-M7/GSAT-32 NET Dec
- PSLV-N1/Oceansat-3A NET Jan
- SSLV-L2/SBS-3 NET Mar
- GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NET Oct
- SSLV-L1/NSIL NET Oct
- Gaganyaan-G1 NET Nov
- PSLV-C63/TDS-01 NET Nov
- LVM3-M7/GSAT-32 NET Dec
- PSLV-N1/Oceansat-3A NET Jan
- SSLV-L2/SBS-3 NET Mar
September 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
During a presentation by ISRO's chairman, the following slide with ISRO's upcoming launches was shown:
- GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NET Oct
- SSLV-L1/NSIL NET Oct
- Gaganyaan-G1 NET Nov
- PSLV-C63/TDS-01 NET Nov
- LVM3-M7/GSAT-32 NET Dec
- PSLV-N1/Oceansat-3A NET Jan
- SSLV-L2/SBS-3 NET Mar
- GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NET Oct
- SSLV-L1/NSIL NET Oct
- Gaganyaan-G1 NET Nov
- PSLV-C63/TDS-01 NET Nov
- LVM3-M7/GSAT-32 NET Dec
- PSLV-N1/Oceansat-3A NET Jan
- SSLV-L2/SBS-3 NET Mar
ISRO is developing the SE-2000, an oxidizer-rich staged combustion kerolox rocket engine with 2030 kN thrust and 335s vacuum Isp.
It's meant for the LVM3 medium-lift launch vehicle. Development started in 2013; a Hot Fire Test Article made several 60% runs on the ground in 2025.
It's meant for the LVM3 medium-lift launch vehicle. Development started in 2013; a Hot Fire Test Article made several 60% runs on the ground in 2025.
April 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
ISRO is developing the SE-2000, an oxidizer-rich staged combustion kerolox rocket engine with 2030 kN thrust and 335s vacuum Isp.
It's meant for the LVM3 medium-lift launch vehicle. Development started in 2013; a Hot Fire Test Article made several 60% runs on the ground in 2025.
It's meant for the LVM3 medium-lift launch vehicle. Development started in 2013; a Hot Fire Test Article made several 60% runs on the ground in 2025.
Índia coloca em órbita o maior satélite já lançado do país e avança no mercado espacial
www.brasil247.com/brasil/india...
www.brasil247.com/brasil/india...
Índia coloca em órbita o maior satélite já lançado do país e avança no mercado espacial
Missão do foguete LVM3-M6 reforça capacidade tecnológica e comercial do país no setor espacial
www.brasil247.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Índia coloca em órbita o maior satélite já lançado do país e avança no mercado espacial
www.brasil247.com/brasil/india...
www.brasil247.com/brasil/india...
🚀 Le lanceur indien LVM3 a été transféré sur le pas de tir. Le lancement est prévu le 2 novembre à 11h30 UTC avec le satellite de télécommunications CMS-03 à bord
📷 ISRO
📷 ISRO
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚀 Le lanceur indien LVM3 a été transféré sur le pas de tir. Le lancement est prévu le 2 novembre à 11h30 UTC avec le satellite de télécommunications CMS-03 à bord
📷 ISRO
📷 ISRO
She's back !
La fusée indienne GSLV Mk 3 (ou LVM3) devrait décoller ce 2 novembre avec un satellite de communications sécurisées pour la marine indienne (orbite géostationnaire).
Ce lanceur n'avait plus décollé depuis juillet 2023, mais l'ISRO a beaucoup étudié ses évolutions à venir.
La fusée indienne GSLV Mk 3 (ou LVM3) devrait décoller ce 2 novembre avec un satellite de communications sécurisées pour la marine indienne (orbite géostationnaire).
Ce lanceur n'avait plus décollé depuis juillet 2023, mais l'ISRO a beaucoup étudié ses évolutions à venir.
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
She's back !
La fusée indienne GSLV Mk 3 (ou LVM3) devrait décoller ce 2 novembre avec un satellite de communications sécurisées pour la marine indienne (orbite géostationnaire).
Ce lanceur n'avait plus décollé depuis juillet 2023, mais l'ISRO a beaucoup étudié ses évolutions à venir.
La fusée indienne GSLV Mk 3 (ou LVM3) devrait décoller ce 2 novembre avec un satellite de communications sécurisées pour la marine indienne (orbite géostationnaire).
Ce lanceur n'avait plus décollé depuis juillet 2023, mais l'ISRO a beaucoup étudié ses évolutions à venir.
Succès hier pour l'Inde qui réussit avec GSLV Mk3 (ou LVM3) à embarquer son plus lourd satellite géostationnaire à date. Et les équipes ont pu pour la première fois tester le rallumage de l'étage supérieur C25 après l'éjection satellite.
Il semble que l'orbite atteinte soit un peu sous-optimale.
Il semble que l'orbite atteinte soit un peu sous-optimale.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Succès hier pour l'Inde qui réussit avec GSLV Mk3 (ou LVM3) à embarquer son plus lourd satellite géostationnaire à date. Et les équipes ont pu pour la première fois tester le rallumage de l'étage supérieur C25 après l'éjection satellite.
Il semble que l'orbite atteinte soit un peu sous-optimale.
Il semble que l'orbite atteinte soit un peu sous-optimale.
Les autres "nouvelles fusées" équivalentes (et concurrentes) :
- Le Japon n'a lancé que 2 fusées H-3 cette année
- ULA 1 seule fusée Vulcan
- Blue Origin prépare sa 2è fusée New Glenn
- L'Inde 1 fusée LVM3
Sans oublier d'autres encore plus en retard. Donc 3 (et possible même 4) A6 en 2025 c'est 👍
- Le Japon n'a lancé que 2 fusées H-3 cette année
- ULA 1 seule fusée Vulcan
- Blue Origin prépare sa 2è fusée New Glenn
- L'Inde 1 fusée LVM3
Sans oublier d'autres encore plus en retard. Donc 3 (et possible même 4) A6 en 2025 c'est 👍
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Les autres "nouvelles fusées" équivalentes (et concurrentes) :
- Le Japon n'a lancé que 2 fusées H-3 cette année
- ULA 1 seule fusée Vulcan
- Blue Origin prépare sa 2è fusée New Glenn
- L'Inde 1 fusée LVM3
Sans oublier d'autres encore plus en retard. Donc 3 (et possible même 4) A6 en 2025 c'est 👍
- Le Japon n'a lancé que 2 fusées H-3 cette année
- ULA 1 seule fusée Vulcan
- Blue Origin prépare sa 2è fusée New Glenn
- L'Inde 1 fusée LVM3
Sans oublier d'autres encore plus en retard. Donc 3 (et possible même 4) A6 en 2025 c'est 👍
BlueBird 6, built by Texas company AST SpaceMobile, will lift off atop an LVM3 rocket from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre tonight at 03:34 GMT.
AST on 430-440 MHz band used by amateur radio operators: We have agreed to only use this frequency band during emergency situations when other bands are unavailable. Should any operation cause harmful interference, our satellites can immediately cease transmissions.
ast-science.com/2025/09/09/c...
ast-science.com/2025/09/09/c...
Connecting the World While Protecting the Skies - AST SpaceMobile
The telecommunications industry is undergoing a major and consequential yet not widely understood transformation, and it is one I believe will ultimately benefit the 1.6 billion people on Earth withou...
ast-science.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
BlueBird 6, built by Texas company AST SpaceMobile, will lift off atop an LVM3 rocket from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre tonight at 03:34 GMT.
LVM3 M5: AST SpaceMobile expects its next spacecraft to leave facilities in Texas as early as March for a launch from India
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
LVM3 M5: AST SpaceMobile expects its next spacecraft to leave facilities in Texas as early as March for a launch from India.
www.reddit.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
LVM3 M5: AST SpaceMobile expects its next spacecraft to leave facilities in Texas as early as March for a launch from India
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
Hazard area's for India's next launch have appeared! Scheduled for NET October 7th between 11:30 and 15:30 UTC, this will be the LVM3-M5 mission, which will carry the GSAT-7R (also known as CMS-02) satellite for the Indian Navy. This is the first LVM3 launch in over 2 years.
During a press briefing, the following slide with ISRO's launch schedule was shown: Most notably the LVM3 launch of AST's BlueBird Block 2 FM1 is shown for Q1 2026, but while talking about the launch, ISRO's Chief said it is "2 or 3 months away" (which would be Q4 2025).
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Hazard area's for India's next launch have appeared! Scheduled for NET October 7th between 11:30 and 15:30 UTC, this will be the LVM3-M5 mission, which will carry the GSAT-7R (also known as CMS-02) satellite for the Indian Navy. This is the first LVM3 launch in over 2 years.
ISRO said that it has successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine powering the upper stage of LVM3, with a multi-element igniter under vacuum conditions, which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition of space.
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
ISRO successfully carries out vacuum ignition trial of cryogenic engine
ISRO successfully tests CE20 cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan mission, exploring new restart methods for multiple engine restarts in flight.
www.thehindu.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
ISRO said that it has successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine powering the upper stage of LVM3, with a multi-element igniter under vacuum conditions, which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition of space.
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
14 July 2025: Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the LVM3-M4 launch that carried Chandrayaan-3 to the Moon .A mission that reignited national pride, validated LVM3’s interplanetary prowess, and turned aspirations of a Moon landing into reality.
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
14 July 2025: Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the LVM3-M4 launch that carried Chandrayaan-3 to the Moon .A mission that reignited national pride, validated LVM3’s interplanetary prowess, and turned aspirations of a Moon landing into reality.
Placing the crew module from Saturday’s flight on top of the LVM3 used for OneWeb launch shows what ISRO’s Human Rated Launch Vehicle will look like.
October 24, 2023 at 1:18 AM
Placing the crew module from Saturday’s flight on top of the LVM3 used for OneWeb launch shows what ISRO’s Human Rated Launch Vehicle will look like.
Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird-6 satellite
An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever…
An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever…
Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird-6 satellite
An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever deployed in LEO.
spacenews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird-6 satellite
An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever…
An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever…
The LVM3 core stage for the LVM3-M5 mission has been flagged off the launch site! Once it arrives, it'll be prepared to launch AST SpaceMobile's first BlueBird Block 2 satellite, BlueBird 6. Launch is currently expected NET March 2025. www.isro.gov.in/lvm3_core_li...
January 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The LVM3 core stage for the LVM3-M5 mission has been flagged off the launch site! Once it arrives, it'll be prepared to launch AST SpaceMobile's first BlueBird Block 2 satellite, BlueBird 6. Launch is currently expected NET March 2025. www.isro.gov.in/lvm3_core_li...