Without Blue Origin Launches AST SpaceMobile Will Not Have Usable Service in 2026
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#73FT8)
Blue Origins New Glenn's New Glenn-3 (NG-3) will carry AST SpaceMobile's next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellite to low Earth orbit. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than late February from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. AST SpaceMobile cannot provide full continuous service until ~45-60 satellites are in orbit (targeting end-2026), ...