New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- ISRO has begun the countdown for the launch of the LVM3-M6 rocket, which will carry the BlueBird Block-2 spacecraft, a new-generation US communication satellite.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that this historic mission would deploy the next-generation communication satellite designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband directly to smartphones worldwide.

The ISRO BlueBird Block-2 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 8.54 AM IST from the second launch pad at Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota spaceport on Wednesday, December 24.

After a flight of about 15 minutes from liftoff, the Bluebird Block-2 satellite is expected to separate from the launch vehicle.

BlueBird Block-2 mission is being undert...