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BlueWalker 1

retired
CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2019-018ADLaunched 4/1/2019
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
EMISAT
Launch Vehicle
PSLV-QL
Launch Date
4/1/2019
Last Contact
1/1/2020
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
477 km
Inclination
97.52 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Kongsberg NanoAvionics
Manufacturer
Kongsberg NanoAvionics
Constellation
Name
AST SpaceMobile BlueBird
Active Satellites
6
Planned Satellites
248
Registry
COSPAR ID
2019-018AD
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/913
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Mentions
1
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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BlueWalker 1, AST SpaceMobile’s first in-house test satellite, was launched in April 2019 to validate the company’s satellite-to-cellular architecture using the 0.004 kg-LTE protocol.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0May 3, 2022AST SpaceMobile licensed to connect test satellite to US cellular phones