SpaceX set to launch five commercial satellites for AST SpaceMobile
The first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds, each featuring the largest ever commercial communications arrays will be deployed in low Earth orbit.
The first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds, each featuring the largest ever commercial communications arrays will be deployed in low Earth orbit.
The company collaborated with Vodafone, AT&T, and Nokia to complete this testing phase.
AST SpaceMobile will collaborate with NASAs Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis programme on spaceflight safety practices.
Nokia radio technology will enable AST SpaceMobiles direct-to-cell phone connectivity from space.
The mission is expected to complete the company's initial research and development programme and facilitate integration testing with mobile network operators around the world.
AST SpaceMobile is working to develop a cellular broadband network in space in which satellites communicate directly with mobile phones.
Texas-headquartered AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly through standard mobile phones, is turning its attention to the GCC and MENA region. ...
BlueWalker 3 is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022.
