Technology & Science
ISRO’s LVM3-M6 Lofted AST SpaceMobile’s 6.1-ton BlueBird Block-2, Largest Direct-to-Phone Satellite
At 08:55 IST on 24 Dec 2025, India’s heavy-lift LVM3 placed the 6,100 kg BlueBird Block-2 into 520 km LEO, inaugurating the first U.S. mega-antenna spacecraft capable of delivering 4G/5G service straight to unmodified smartphones worldwide.