ISRO LVM3-M6 BlueBird Block-2 Mission: Countdown Begins for “Baahubali” Rocket Launch Carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6
On December 23, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) entered the final stretch ahead of a headline-making commercial launch: LVM3-M6, a dedicated mission to deploy BlueBird Block-2—also widely referred to as BlueBird 6—a next-generation communications satellite built for direct-to-smartphone cellular broadband from space. ISRO+2ISRO+2 If the mission proceeds as planned, it will set multiple records at once: the heaviest payload ever launched by LVM3 from Indian soil and one of the most closely watched attempts yet to push “space-to-phone” connectivity from tech promise to operational reality. ISRO+2ISRO+2 What’s happening on December 24: launch time, location, and livestream As covered