Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The launch will bring the total number of BlueBird satellites in orbit to 13 as the constellation expands.
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).
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