LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1

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LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 6938

Location Launch Attempt Count: 100

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 31

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 96

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Pad Turnaround: P11D

Programma

Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Rocket

LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)

The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.

Full Name: Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

Maiden Flight: 2014-12-18

Total Launch Count: 7

Successful Launches: 7

Failed Launches: 0

Mission

Mission Name: BlueBird Block 2 #1

Type: Communications

Description: 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.

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit