August 6, 2026 6:20 PM
India strengthens global launch market position as LVM3 gains international commercial confidence: Jitendra Singh
India has significantly strengthened its position in the global commercial launch market following the successful LVM3-M6 mission, which placed the 6,100-kg BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite of US-based AST SpaceMobile into a 520-km Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the government informed Parliament on Thursday. The launch marked the heaviest payload ever carried by the LVM3 rocket from Indian soil, demonstrating the country's growing technological capabilities and enhancing global confidence in I...
