BlueBird 1-5 Mission
BlueBird 1-5 deployed AST SpaceMobile's first five commercial direct-to-device communications satellites. The Block 1 spacecraft unfolded 693-square-foot phased arrays in low Earth orbit and began providing non-continuous coverage and operational demonstrations with terrestrial mobile-network partners.
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Identity
- Aliases
- BlueBird 1 through 5AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 1-5
- Name
- BlueBird 1-5 Mission
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- BlueBird 1-5 deployed AST SpaceMobile's first five commercial direct-to-device communications satellites. The Block 1 spacecraft unfolded 693-square-foot phased arrays in low Earth orbit and began providing non-continuous coverage and operational demonstrations with terrestrial mobile-network partners.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed all five BlueBird Block 1 satellites into low Earth orbit
- Program
- SpaceMobile Network
- Start Date
- 2024-09-12
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://ast-science.com/bluebird-1-5/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:53:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:53:39 UTC
Other
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- Events
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- Space Stations
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- Vehicles