Archive · 2 Oct 2025
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Satellite Heads to India for Launch
An American company called AST SpaceMobile is sending a satellite to India.
This satellite, called BlueBird 6, will be launched into space by India's ISRO.
The satellite is designed to connect to mobile phones directly, providing internet.
It will be carried to the launch site by an Antonov cargo plane and then trucked to the ISRO Spaceport in India.
If everything goes well, the satellite could be launched in December.
This is part of AST SpaceMobile's plan to launch many satellites to provide global internet access.
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 6 satellite has completed testing and is ready for launch.
The satellite will be transported to India in October.
The launch is expected to occur by December using ISRO's LVM3 rocket.
The BlueBird 6 will be the heaviest satellite launched by an Indian rocket.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch many more satellites in the coming years.
- Who
- AST SpaceMobile, an American company, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- What
- AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 6 satellite is scheduled to be launched into orbit by an Indian rocket.
- When
- The satellite is expected to reach India in mid-October, with a potential launch in December.
- Where
- The satellite will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
- Why
- To provide direct internet connectivity to mobile phones via a fleet of satellites.
- Company
- AST SpaceMobile (US-based)
- Satellite Name
- BlueBird 6
- Satellite Weight
- 6,500 kg
- Rocket
- ISRO's LVM3
- Launch Location
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Target Orbit
- 550 km above Earth
- Planned launch date
- December 2025