en.Wedoany.com Reported - AST SpaceMobile has set the launch date for its BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 satellites for June 17, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.

This mission is part of AST SpaceMobile's constellation expansion plan, aiming to provide direct 4G and 5G cellular connectivity services to standard smartphones. According to the company, the new satellites will achieve peak transmission rates nearly double those of the first operational BlueBird satellites, reaching approximately 200 Mbps.

AST SpaceMobile President Scott Wisniewski stated that the next-generation BlueBird satellites carry the largest phased-array antenna ever deployed in low Earth orbit, combined with growing manufacturing capabilities, enabling the company to continuously advance space-based persistent global cellular broadband coverage. AST's selection of SpaceX rockets for launch comes amid uncertainties surrounding the New Glenn rocket (Blue Origin), with which the company had previously signed multiple launch agreements. The company signed multiple launch agreements with Blue Origin in 2024, but an explosion during engine testing of the rocket in late May disrupted constellation deployment plans, forcing AST to seek alternatives.

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