Posted Jun 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC
Three new BlueBird satellites are go.
After Jeff Bezos’s New Glenn rocket failed to put BlueBird 7 into orbit, AST SpaceMobile will use Elon Musk’s trusty Falcon 9 to help build out AST’s space-based cellular broadband network useable by everyday smartphones. The delivery of those giant BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 satellites — which feature the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit — is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th.
AST SpaceMobile’s Bluebird 8, 9, 10 stacked and ready for payload integration. Don’t ask about Bluebird 7. Image: AST SpaceMobile
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