Congratulating the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday for successfully launching its heaviest satellite in orbit from India’s Sriharikota, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BlueBird Block-2 mission had strengthened the foundation for future missions, such as Gaganyaan.
“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,” he said.
ISRO’s LVM3 rocket placed the 6.5-tonne Bluebird Block-2 communications satellite of US-based AST Space Mobile into a 520 km circular orbit.
PM Modi said that the success of the heavy-lift LVM3 rocket had reinforced India’s growing role in the global commercial launch market.
“It strengthens India’s heavy-lift launch capability and reinforces our growing role in the global commercial launch market,” the prime minister said.
“A significant stride in India’s space sector. The successful LVM3-M6 launch, placing the heaviest satellite ever launched from Indian soil, the spacecraft of USA, BlueBird Block-2, into its intended orbit, marks a proud milestone in India’s space journey,” he wrote in a post on X.
The PM also said the LVM3 launch was reflective of efforts made towards building an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) and congratulated the hardworking space scientists and engineers as well as the youth of the country.
“India continues to soar higher in the world of space! Powered by India’s youth, our space programme is getting more advanced and impactful,” he said.
“This increased capability and boost to self-reliance are wonderful for the coming generations,” he added.
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