BlueWalker 3
BlueWalker 3 is AST SpaceMobile's prototype spacecraft family for testing direct cellular broadband links between low Earth orbit and ordinary, unmodified mobile phones. Its single flight article deployed a 693-square-foot phased array and demonstrated voice, video, and 5G connections using 3GPP-standard frequencies.
Identity
- Aliases
- BW3 spacecraft family
- Family Name
- BlueWalker
- Full Name
- BlueWalker 3
- Reusability
- unknown
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- BlueWalker 3
Details
- Description
- BlueWalker 3 is AST SpaceMobile's prototype spacecraft family for testing direct cellular broadband links between low Earth orbit and ordinary, unmodified mobile phones. Its single flight article deployed a 693-square-foot phased array and demonstrated voice, video, and 5G connections using 3GPP-standard frequencies.
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Last Flight Year
- 2,022
- Manufacturer
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://ast-science.com/bluewalker-3/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 19:18:46 UTC
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 19:19:03 UTC