ISRO Launches India's Heaviest-Ever Satellite Into Orbit: All About LVM3-M6 ‘Baahubali’ Rocket
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday, December 24, successfully launched the LVM-3 rocket, referred to as India’s heaviest-ever satellite into orbit. The rocket has placed the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite into orbit, which weighs nearly 6,100 kg.
The heaviest satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using an Indian launcher, the successful launch has established India’s expanding role in the global commercial launch mark.
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Sharing the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the initiative, expressing happiness over the country’s space program getting more advanced.
“With LVM3 demonstrating reliable heavy-lift performance, we are strengthening the foundations for future missions such as Gaganyaan, expanding commercial launch services and deepening global partnerships,” the Prime Minister wrote, underlining that this increased capability and boost to self-reliance are wonderful for the coming generations.
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Powered by India’s youth, our space programme is getting more advanced and impactful.
With LVM3 demonstrating reliable heavy-lift performance, we are strengthening the foundations for future missions such as Gaganyaan, expanding commercial launch services and deepening global… pic.twitter.com/f53SiUXyZr
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 24, 2025
The satellite was lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Station in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 8:55 am on Christmas Eve.
All About The BlueBird Block-2 satellite?
A next-generation communication satellite, the BlueBird Block-2 satellite provides high-speed cellular broadband directly to smartphones. It is part of a global LEO constellation to provide direct-to-mobile connectivity through satellite, and was designed by American company AST SpaceMobile
The satellite is equipped to directly communicate with the phones unlike conventional communication satellites which beam their signals through specialised ground stations, The satellite will enable 4G and 5G voice and video calls, texts, streaming, and data for “everyone, everywhere, at all times.
