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SpaceX Launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket From Cape Canaveral
The satellites will deploy over the next few weeks before joining AST SpaceMobile’s broader constellation, company officials said.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:49 a.m.
- The constellation delivers space-based broadband directly to unmodified smartphones, with AST SpaceMobile maintaining agreements with nearly 60 mobile networks globally including AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone.
- Falcon 9 booster B1077 completed its 30th flight, landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean more than 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
- This mission marked the 50th orbital launch from Florida's Space Coast this year, reflecting the region's sustained pace of space operations across multiple providers.
- AST SpaceMobile President Scott Wisniewski noted expanded manufacturing capacity positions the company for "beta services later this year," with production advancing through satellite 42.
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Orlando SentinelSpaceX knocks out 50th launch on Space Coast this year
A predawn launch by SpaceX on the Space Coast marked the 50th from Florida in 2026. A Falcon 9 rocket a mission to deploy the BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 satellites for AST SpaceMobile took flight from Cape Canaveral Space…
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