ISRO launches AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block‑2 on LVM3, lofting vehicle’s heaviest payload
ISRO's LVM3 'Baahubali' successfully launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block‑2 from Sriharikota, placing roughly 6,100 kg — the heaviest payload yet on an Indian rocket — into orbit. The satellite begins a rollout of large‑antenna, direct‑to‑smartphone broadband spacecraft.