LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1
Indian Space Research OrganizationSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- BlueBird Block 2 #1
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Family
- GSLV
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Type
- Government
- Country
- IND
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launch site
- Pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- Location
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Country
- IND
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 13.7199, 80.2304