Chennai, Dec. 13 -- Nasdaq-listed cellular broadband company AST SpaceMobile Inc.'s December 15 launch of its 6.5-ton BlueBird 6 satellite aboard India's LVM3 rocket has been postponed, it is reliably learnt.
The company had earlier announced that its second-generation BlueBird satellite would be launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) on December 15, 2025.
While AST SpaceMobile and senior officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) did not respond to queries, it is reliably learnt that the scheduled launch has been deferred.
The revised launch date has not been announced but is expected to take place after December 20, 2025.
At 6.5 tons, BlueBird 6 will be the heaviest satellite ever placed into LEO by the LVM3, which curren...