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Three new BlueBird satellites are go.<\/p>\n

After Jeff Bezos\u2019s New Glenn rocket failed to put BlueBird 7 into orbit<\/a>, AST SpaceMobile will use Elon Musk\u2019s trusty Falcon 9 to help build out AST\u2019s space-based cellular broadband network useable by everyday smartphones. The delivery of those giant BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 satellites \u2014 which feature the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit \u2014 is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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AST SpaceMobile\u2019s Bluebird 8, 9, 10 stacked and ready for payload integration. Don\u2019t ask about Bluebird 7. Image: AST SpaceMobile<\/p>\n

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