💨 Abstract

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite for AST SpaceMobile, USA, at 08:55:30 AM IST. This mission, using the LVM3 launch vehicle, is the sixth operational flight of LVM3 and aims to place the satellite into Low Earth Orbit. The BlueBird Block-2 is designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones.

Courtesy: theprint.in