ISRO LVM3-M6 BlueBird Block-2 Mission: Countdown Begins for “Baahubali” Rocket Launch Carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6
ISRO began final countdown operations on December 23 for the LVM3-M6 mission, set to launch BlueBird Block-2, a 6,100-kg communications satellite for direct-to-smartphone broadband. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:54 a.m. IST on December 24 from Sriharikota. Final readiness checks and propellant loading were confirmed. ISRO will livestream coverage starting at 8:24 a.m. IST.