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Isro's LVM3-M6 mission to launch BlueBird Block-2 satellite today
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch the BlueBird Block-2 communications satellite for US company AST SpaceMobile today using its heavy-lift Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). Weighing 6,100 kg, it will be the heaviest payload ever placed in low Earth orbit by the LVM3. The mission marks a milestone in Isro's commercial space efforts.
Chinese researchers have developed a storm nowcasting system using satellite data and AI techniques, enabling effective convection forecasts up to four hours in advance. The breakthrough, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was achieved jointly by Wang Jingsong from the National Satellite Meteorological Center and researchers from various universities and institutes.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's eighth H3 rocket launch was halted on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The rocket carries the Cabinet Office's Michibiki No. 5 positioning satellite, used for Japan's version of the global positioning system.