This mission, which was the first dedicated commercial launch for US-based AST SpaceMobile, also marked the 104th launch from Sriharikota and the 9th successful flight of the LVM-3 launch vehicle

The satellite took off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 5.26 pm. The indigenously developed satellite is designed to strengthen the navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness