AST’s BlueWalker 3 prototype, launched on 2022-09-10, carries a 64-square-meter antenna that is the largest commercial antenna ever deployed to low Earth orbit.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker-3 prototype satellite, which SpaceX launched on 2022-09-10, is slated to unfurl a 64-square-meter antenna in the next couple of weeks to test its ability to bring 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg connectivity to standard mobile phones.
SpaceX launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 prototype on 2022-09-10.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 prototype is preparing to unfurl what the company describes as the largest commercial antenna ever deployed in low Earth orbit to test planned services.
BlueWalker 3 launched on Saturday, 2022-09-10 at 9:20 pm EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
AST SpaceMobile is operating from three global mission control centers in Maryland, Colorado, and Australia that are directly receiving data from BlueWalker 3.
AST SpaceMobile plans to test voice and video applications with the BlueWalker 3 prototype under an experimental license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
AST SpaceMobile is setting up sites to test BlueWalker 3 with more than 10 mobile operators globally on all six inhabited continents.
AST SpaceMobile is authorized to use three different frequencies with AT&T in the United States for BlueWalker 3 testing.
AST SpaceMobile aims to begin testing BlueWalker 3’s ability to provide 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg connectivity to standard mobile phones a couple of weeks after antenna deployment.
SpaceX launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite on 2022-09-10 at 9:20 p.m. ET.
BlueWalker 3 is slated to launch next month and has a 64-square-meter phased array antenna for testing communications with smartphones and other devices at broadband speeds.
AST SpaceMobile completed assembly and stowing of BlueWalker 3 over the summer at its Midland, Texas headquarters and manufacturing facility.
Mobile network operators in BlueWalker 3’s mission test plans include Vodafone, Rakuten Mobile, and Orange using cell phone handsets from major global manufacturers.
BlueWalker 3 is a low Earth orbit satellite with an aperture of approximately 64 square meters (693 square feet) designed to communicate directly with cellular devices via 3GPP standard frequencies.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its BlueWalker 3 satellite for testing in early to mid-September from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch the BlueWalker 3 satellite for testing in early to mid-September from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
BlueWalker 3 is a low Earth orbit satellite with an aperture of approximately 64 square meters (693 square feet) designed to communicate directly with cellular devices using 3GPP standard frequencies.
AST SpaceMobile will launch its BlueWalker 3 test satellite later 2022 to begin global testing with mobile network operators on six continents.
AST SpaceMobile will conduct testing worldwide with leading mobile network operators using BlueWalker 3 while leveraging Nokia's ground-based technology solutions.