Either something changed or these slides are outdated. Presentation from September 9th with 2 slides. 1 stating targeted launch in September for BlueBird and 1 near the end now showing it back on LVM3-M5 not M6 and next in line. https://imgur.com/a/race-space-isros-role-transforming-indias-economy-security-aima-by-v-narayanan-chairman-isro-on-9-september-2025-r-isro-xwY3PWu
Quote from: tweet<snip>BlueBirds 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are in various stages of production, targeting to complete all phased arrays this month. We are on track to complete 40 phased arrays by early 2026, bringing us to BlueBird 46. Each BlueBird is the largest commercial satellite ever launched to low Earth orbit!<snip>
<snip>BlueBirds 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are in various stages of production, targeting to complete all phased arrays this month. We are on track to complete 40 phased arrays by early 2026, bringing us to BlueBird 46. Each BlueBird is the largest commercial satellite ever launched to low Earth orbit!<snip>
BlueBird 6 has completed final assembly and testing and is ready for flight! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 On October 12, it will head to India aboard an Antonov large cargo plane ✈️We are officially kicking off our next-gen launch campaign:• BlueBird 7 is expected to ship to the Cape Canaveral launch site in October• BlueBirds 8-16 are in various stages of production, with launches planned every 1-2 months on average during 2025 and 2026• On track to complete 40 phased arrays by early 2026, bringing us to BlueBird 46• Expecting 45-60 satellites in orbit by year-end 2026[...]
World's largest commercial LEO spacecraft meets the world's largest cargo aircraft. En route to India.Many more coming soon! Our next-gen launch campaign has officially started 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀#ASTSpaceMobile #NextGenBlueBird #ConnectingtheUnconnected
$ASTS BlueBird 6 is finally here at Chennai!Picture by @swyampatanga
LVM-3 to launch CMS-03 on November 2; Nisar to begin operations soonOct 23, 2025[...]Following the launch of CMS-03, Isro will carry out another LVM-3 mission which will launch US private communication satellite Bluebird. “We are looking at first week of December,” Narayanan told TOI in a separate interview.[...]
Started multi-provider orbital launch campaign following shipment of BlueBird 6 to India with launch expected in first half of December.
At 14:35min today at Bengaluru Tech Summit ISRO shared this slide with an image of the 1st Block 2 BlueBird (FM1 or BB6). States launch on track for December 2025, integration of solid boosters completed, launch cost > Rs 500Crorehttps://www.youtube.com/live/yax98cQB9EY
Quote from: tottaway22 on 11/19/2025 01:38 pmAt 14:35min today at Bengaluru Tech Summit ISRO shared this slide with an image of the 1st Block 2 BlueBird (FM1 or BB6). States launch on track for December 2025, integration of solid boosters completed, launch cost > Rs 500Crorehttps://www.youtube.com/live/yax98cQB9EYThat's $56M USD. Seems like quite a lot to pay, when you can get a Falcon 9 launch for just a little bit more. Perhaps the intention was to develop a business relationship with ISRO for potential future commercial offerings in India.
ISRO Chairman in IRISET 68th Annual Day Celebrations
Speaking to reporters, the ISRO Chairman said, "The launch date is not yet decided. It will be next month. We are planning to launch a commercial-based communication satellite using our LVM (Launch Vehicle Mark) -3 vehicle... It is a US satellite that we are going to launch on a commercial basis."
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December 15, 2025BLUEBIRD 6 LAUNCHThe launch of our first next-gen satellite is scheduled for December 2025. The launch will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel
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