AST SpaceMobile Taps SpaceX Falcon 9 Again As Next Three BlueBird Satellites Target ...

AST SpaceMobile will launch three upgraded BlueBird satellites aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 on 5 August, with new hardware delivering nearly double the download speeds of first-generation models. The company is manufacturing through satellite 42 and plans to begin beta services later this year.

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