ISRO Chairman Offers Prayers in Tirumala Ahead of Space Mission

Tirupati: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Monday offered prayers at the Tirupati temple here ahead of the BlueBird Block-2 mission on December 24.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch its LVM3-M6/BlueBird Block-2 Mission, a dedicated commercial mission aboard the LVM3 launch vehicle on Wednesday.

This historic mission is aimed at deploying the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite of the US-based AST SpaceMobile.

Accompanied by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials, Narayanan purportedly carried a miniature replica of the launch rocket while offering prayers.

"On 24 December, we are (have) targeting the launch of BlueBird-2 - using our Bahubali rocket - M6 rocket," Narayanan told reporters.

The mission involves lifting the heaviest satellite ever launched from Indian soil, he added.

According to the ISRO chairman, the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite is meant for 4G and 5G communication purposes.