๐จ AST SpaceMobile / Midland update: Antonov An-124 ADB7120 flew Cancรบn (CUN) โ Midland (MAF) this morning after previously operating through Germany and Colombia.
Iโm now at ASTโs Midland facility, and I can confirm the flight is for AST SpaceMobile. Several semi-trailers are already waiting at the facility to be loaded.
Given ASTโs ongoing BlueBird production ramp and expansion of its environmental testing/manufacturing capabilities, this could be another major equipment or spacecraft-related logistics move.
Whatโs inside the An-124? ๐๐ฐ๏ธ
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Encapsulation complete.
BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 are now secured inside Falcon 9's fairing ahead of launch.
A stacked configuration powered by advanced carbon fiber structures, engineered to withstand ascent forces comparable to carrying a fully loaded space shuttle orbiter during launch. ๐ช
Next stop: launch. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. ๐๐ถ๐ฑ
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
@TMFAssociates From the s1:
โStarlink Mobileโ refers to a service that provides cellular connectivity directly to everyday smartphones via satellites, supplementing terrestrial networks and substantially reducing mobile dead zones.
Notice the โsupplementing terrestrialโ part
Announcement: Mid-June launch of three Bluebird satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
32 next-generation satellites at advanced stages of assembly to be ready for launch.
Network deployment with a launch every one to two months on average.
Space-based cellular broadband. Built in Texas.
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#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
Announcement: Mid-June launch of three Bluebird satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
32 next-generation satellites at advanced stages of assembly to be ready for launch.
Network deployment with a launch every one to two months on average.
Space-based cellular broadband. Built in Texas.
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#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds