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• Arun Dhital
ISRO launches AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block‑2 on LVM3, lifting vehicle’s heaviest payload (≈6,100 kg)
India’s ISRO on Dec. 23 successfully launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block‑2 aboard its heavy‑lift LVM3 'Baahubali', placing a roughly 6,100 kg satellite into orbit — the heaviest payload ever on an Indian rocket. The spacecraft begins rollout of a direct‑to‑device constellation built around the largest commercial LEO communications antenna.
