ISRO to launch communication satellite of US-based AST SpaceMobile
ISRO) LVM3 rocket will launch in March a communication satellite of a US-based firm AST SpaceMobile that plans to provide space-based cellular broadband network services on smartphones. «The commercial LVM3-M5 mission, set for March, will deploy BlueBird Block-2 satellites under a contract with the US-based AST SpaceMobile,» an official statement said.
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The statement came after Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh reviewed the functioning of the Department of Space with senior officials, including the outgoing ISRO chairman S Somanath, his successor V Narayanan and Pawan Kumar Goenka, Chairman of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).
Narayanan, who will succeed Somanath on January 14, during the meeting outlined a strategic roadmap for expanding the ISRO's global footprint.
The joint NASA-ISRO satellite — NISAR — and a navigation satellite NVS-02 are set for launch in February on board two separate missions of the GSLV rocket, it added.
With ambitious projects on the horizon, including the first «uncrewed» orbital mission under "Gaganyaan", India's space exploration efforts are poised for groundbreaking achievements.
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