SpaceX is scheduled to launch three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on August 5. Coverage from multiple outlets reports that the mission, designated BlueBird 11-13, will be carried to orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. One report says liftoff is planned from SpaceX Launch Complex 40, with a launch window that opens at 3:42 a.m. EDT (0742 UTC). The scheduled flight is described as the third time SpaceX has launched satellites supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation. The outlets also note that the satellites are part of AST SpaceMobile’s effort to provide connectivity to standard mobile devices through satellite communications. Viewers can watch the launch live as SpaceX proceeds with the early-morning attempt, subject to normal launch scheduling and weather constraints associated with opening and executing the launch window.
SpaceX set to launch three BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites for AST SpaceMobile
SpaceX is scheduled to launch three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on August 5. Coverage from multiple outlets reports that the mission, designated BlueBird 11-13, will be ca...
- SpaceX plans to launch three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Aug. 5.
- The mission is designated BlueBird 11-13.
- The satellites will be launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- Liftoff is planned from Launch Complex 40; the launch window opens at 3:42 a.m. EDT (0742 UTC).
- The flight is the third SpaceX launch for satellites supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation.
The BlueBird 11-13 mission is the third time SpaceX will fly satellites to orbit supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 3:42 a.m. EDT (0742 UTC).
2 hours agoSpaceX plans to launch three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), and you can watch the action live.
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