ISRO to Launch US Bluebird Block-2 Satellite with Record Payload on LVM3

• ISRO's heavy-lift launch vehicle LVM3-M6 is set to launch the US communication satellite Bluebird Block-2 on Wednesday.
• Weighing 6,100 kg, Bluebird Block-2 will be the heaviest payload ever deployed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by an LVM3 rocket.
• The mission is a commercial arrangement between ISRO's commercial arm NSIL and US-based AST SpaceMobile.
• The satellite aims to deliver high-speed cellular broadband (4G/5G) directly to standard smartphones globally.
• Bluebird Block-2 carries a 223-square-meter phased-array antenna, making it the largest commercial communications satellite ever deployed into LEO.

Why It Matters: ISRO's LVM3 sets a new record launching a massive US satellite for global smartphone connectivity.