India’s ‘Baahubali’ rocket places heaviest-ever satellite in orbit
India’s ‘Baahubali’ rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)-M6, took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh this morning with BlueBird 6, a next-gen communications satellite from US innovator AST SpaceMobile. This is the heaviest payload carried by an Indian launcher. The goal is to beam broadband straight from space to ordinary smartphones, no special gear required. As the 24-hour countdown concluded, the… Continue reading "India’s ‘Baahubali’ rocket places heaviest-ever satellite in orbit"