SpaceX Launches First Block 2 BlueBird Satellites for AST SpaceMobile Written 17 June 2026

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SpaceX Launches First Block 2 BlueBird Satellites for AST SpaceMobile

SpaceX Starship V3 landing burn. | Credit: VideoFromSpace; YouTube; Framegrab

Spaceflight Now reports, “AST SpaceMobile bounced back from the loss of its BlueBird 7 satellite last month with the launch of three more in the predawn hours of Wednesday morning. The company launched BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.”
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SpaceX Launches First Block 2 BlueBird Satellites for AST SpaceMobile (Launch occurs at the 1:00:28 mark)
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