ISRO On The Move : Announces Next Collaboration With NASA ; Apart From 9 Major Launches, A Blue Bird Block2 Communication Satellite

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After the successful launch of the NISAR satellite, ISRO chairman V Narayanan  announced that the next collaborative mission with NASA, the launch of the Blue Bird Block2 communication satellite, will be among nine major launches planned from this spaceport by the end of the current fiscal year.

According to PTI, Speaking at the Mission Control Centre , he said these missions are being executed under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Before the end of this financial year, nine major launches are planned. The next major launch is the LVM3-M5 Mission, where the LVM3 rocket will deploy a communication satellite CMS-02,” he said.

Among the significant upcoming missions is another collaboration with NASA. Following Axiom-4 and today’s GSLV-F16/NISAR mission, this partnership will see ISRO’s LVM-3 vehicle launch the Blue Bird Block2, a communication satellite for the US.

“The next one is the launch of Blue Bird Block2 satellite, a communication satellite of the USA. We are going to launch the satellite by using our LVM-3 vehicle,” he said without elaborating.

Additionally, ISRO’s trusted workhorse PSLV-C61 is set to launch OCEANSAT-3A, while GSLV-F18 would deploy GISAT-1A satellite. “We are also planning to launch a couple of SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) missions,” Narayanan added.