Array fully deployed in space!!!!
See photos from BlueWalker 3 unfolded in orbit with different sun angles. So proud of the team. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
Making history — the first-ever space-based voice calls using everyday unmodified smartphones! Thanks to my team and our partners. Read more: 🤠🤳🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇯🇵📶🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
BlueWalker 3 guidance and navigation is working and stable, phased array is pointing correctly, and main satellite systems are functioning well!! Space 5G here we come... 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇬🇧🤠📶
#5G
BlueWalker 3 is stable, performing well and moving at more than 4 miles/sec! Orientation and orbit are locked in place and location is being tracked very precisely. Deploy is next, when all conditions are met in the coming weeks. Very exciting!!!! 🎯🇺🇸📶
#5G
Smartphones of many types during our testing are exchanging SIM and network information directly to
#BlueWalker3
with an out-of-this-world roundtrip of ~2,600 miles. One more step closer to
#5G
space-based cellular broadband! 🤠🇺🇸📶🤳🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
5G connectivity from space directly to everyday smartphones is confirmed in another historic first by our team and industry partners
@ATT
and
@VodafoneGroup
!!! AST SpaceMobile invented space-based cellular broadband and is working to build the first and only space-based cellular
Made in TX — size matters!
#BlueWalker3
's 693 sq ft array would be largest-ever commercial comms array in LEO. We're building the first & only cellular broadband network in space backed by 2,400 patent and patent-pending claims. Removing before-flight tags today!!! 🦾🤠🇺🇸
#5G
🌐📶
BlueWalker 3 is comfortably roaming around the globe, thermally stable and communicating with our ground stations! If you want to learn more about what's next, please take a look at this video: 🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
Elon and Mike helped the world focus attention on the huge market opportunity for SpaceMobile, the only planned space-based cellular broadband network. BlueWalker 3, which has a 693 sq ft array, is scheduled for launch within weeks! 🌐📶
#5G
BW3 deployment date to be announced shortly. My teams are getting ready with me at our Maryland control center. BW3 is operating normally, sensors and actuators are ready. Solar conditions for deployment will become favorable starting late next week.
#5G
📶🌞🤠
Our BlueWalker 3 test satellite is 693 square feet in size, designed to generate power from space, and deliver cellular broadband directly to your phone!
#ASTSpaceMobile
🇺🇸😎🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Great to host
@ATT
in Midland last week. Initial manufacturing lines at Site 1 and 2 are ramping up for our planned production! 🦾🤠
#5G
#ATT5G
📶🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Democratizing access to knowledge and information together with the wireless industry leaders to meaningfully impact billions of lives! Building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network.
#5G
📶🌐
After a great BW3 launch, we continue on target with our BlueBird satellites! Stay tuned for the deployment of BlueWalker 3's 693 sq ft array, part of the first and only space-based direct-to-cell broadband system, supported by 2,400 patent- and patent-pending claims 👀🇺🇸📶
#5G
Working with our strategic partners
@RakutenGroup
,
@VodafoneGroup
,
@ATT
, and American Tower to build the first and only space-based cellular broadband network!! 2G, 4G LTE and 5G 🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸🤠🌐📶
#5G
Take a look at BlueWalker 3 on the ground and in space! 🔭👀 After the successes of BW3 we are building five more satellites in Texas for a planned launch in Q1 🦾🤠📶
#5G
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
The
#iPhone14
SOS messaging is a testament to the importance of satellite connectivity on your phone. Just imagine using SpaceMobile's planned space-based cellular broadband network with any device at 4G/5G speed anywhere. Looking forward to launching
#BlueWalker3
this week! 📶🤠
Working the night shift today in Midland on
@AST_SpaceMobile
's first commercial satellites. Will show you more of the factory soon — lots of good things going on here! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🤠🇺🇲📶
#5G
.
@AST_SpaceMobile
has achieved 3 Bits/hertz and has planned capacity of up to 40 MHz per beam. That equates to 3 bits/Hz * 40 MHz = 120 Mbps peak data rates. With our planned ASICs and 2,400 sq ft BlueBird satellite size, we can support up to 10,000 Mhz of bandwidth to enable the
Congrats team!!! Guy in the white shirt is Dr. McLaren,
#BlueWalker3
program manager, at the launch pad. BW3 just passed final tests, it's ready on top of the rocket... subscribe to our YouTube, we're hosting a webcast around 8pm! 🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
We make them bigger here in Texas!
Dual-use — both commercial and government applications of our satellites — is powered by our patented technology behind the largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit.
Our even larger next-generation satellites
This avionics stack is the flight "brain" of our Block 1 BlueBirds. It's designed to control a 693 sq ft array moving at 17,000 mph in low Earth orbit. We're designing and building these to last!! 🦾🤠🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Celebrating one year of successful operation of BlueWalker 3!! 🎉 SpaceMobile 5G moving closer to commercial operations as we build our next batch of satellites based on BW3's groundbreaking and patented technologies 🦾🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
We're busy adding 100,000 sq ft of space manufacturing area, for a total of 185,000 sq ft across our Texas facilities, to support a target production rate of up to six BlueBird satellites per month. Eager to bring you on a new tour soon! 🦾🤠🚀🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
While our Maryland team preps to unfold
BlueWalker 3, the Midland team is tasked on BlueBirds planned for launch next year! Our two sites in Texas will have a combined 185,000 sq ft of space for manufacturing up to six BlueBirds per month.
#5G
📶🇺🇸🤠
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird spacecraft with big antenna arrays = direct-to-device broadband from space to the phone in your pocket!
Take a look at our Micron hardware in Texas as we get closer to launching LEO's largest commercial communications arrays 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
Working toward telco testing with BW3, the largest commercial comms array ever deployed in low Earth orbit! Also prepping for initial production next year of the AST 5000 ASIC chip for next-gen BlueBird sats. We believe this will be the most adv chip of its kind in space! 📶
#5G
New video — check out the progress we're making on Block 1 BlueBird satellite manufacturing, assembly, and testing!! 👀 Proud of our team and grateful for their hard work and dedication 👏🦾🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Space-based cellular broadband is vital for America! Looking forward to continuing work with
@ATT
,
@VodafoneGroup
, and other major global telecoms focused on making
#5G
accessible to virtually everyone, everywhere. 🇺🇸📶🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Watch the President of Network
@ATT
, Chris Sambar, discuss the opportunity of integrating with AST SpaceMobile's space-based cellular technology in our new
#PartnerProfile
video. 🎥
#5G
Our satellites compress into cubes, fit into Launch Vehicle Adapters, and are designed to deploy a very thin-profile phased array to provide cellular broadband from space. More than 1,600 patent and patent-pending claims to get here! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀📦➡▦🌌
#ASTSpaceMobile
Thanks to our Scotland and ASIC teams for getting our chip closer to production!! Addressing gaps in cellular broadband coverage from space for the 5+ billion phones in circulation requires two key satellite technologies: very large phased arrays + a very efficient digital
We have completed over 600 tests on BlueWalker 3 in preparation for our planned summer launch. These are the backhaul antennas that will connect to the gateways 👍🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
#5G
It was great being interviewed by
@FareedZakaria
. We had an in-depth conversation about AST SpaceMobile's origins and how we're working to build the first and only space-based cellular broadband network! 🤠🇺🇸📶
#5G
This is the ControlSat for our BlueWalker 3 test satellite! 🇺🇸 It has core functions and systems such as propulsion, telemetry, flight computers, backhaul links, and our proprietary beamformer. Our tech is backed by 1,600+ patent and patent-pending claims. 🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
SpaceMobile planned
#5G
, 4G, and 2G cellular broadband would substantially cover all Africa for the first time. Can't wait to start testing with our implementation partners after our scheduled BlueWalker 3 summer launch!!! 🇺🇸🤠🌍🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
It's time! 🚀 Our
#BlueWalker3
test satellite is scheduled for liftoff at 9:10pm EDT on Sat. Sept. 10, from
@NASAKennedy
's Launch Complex 39A.
We're hosting a live YouTube webcast starting ~8pm EDT on launch day. Subscribe to get notified when we go live:
Our partner
@AST_Spacemobile
has completed the first two-way voice call using the Bluewalker 3 (
#BW3
) satellite 🛰️ 🌠
It’s the first time anyone has achieved a direct voice connection from space to everyday cellular devices. A next major step in mobile communications.
Great news! Our BlueWalker 3 test satellite has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Teams are now working to prepare the spacecraft for a planned launch in early to mid-September. Read more here:
#ASTSpaceMobile
This machine is where we will take 693 square feet of
#Micron
array and fold it into a super-compact block that fits into our launch container. After lots of engineering, testing, and tweaking, we can repeat this process in just a few hours! 🤠🇺🇸🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
#BlueWalker3
Saturday: Our Texas crew has been working nonstop. Love them! We have a team of more than 500 working globally, and I've never seen a better one in my 25+ year career. The white box is the container of the
#BlueWalker3
ControlSat leaving tomorrow. 🤠🇺🇸🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
Getting ready for a new electronics design and manufacturing operation in San Diego, CA, for our planned next-gen satellites! It will complement our design teams in Maryland, Barcelona, UK, India, and Tel Aviv. 🇺🇸🌴🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Take a look! Pictures at the end are from BlueWalker 3 in space. Our plan is to industrialize what you see in this video and manufacture up to 6 satellites per month 🦾🇺🇸📶
#5G
Great progress on
#BlueWalker3
! We've worked through holidays and weekends to get ready for the next environmental test prior to our planned launch this summer. Shown here is a satellite backhaul antenna 📡🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
This is
#BlueWalker3
's ControlSat for our 693-square-foot array. We're getting ready to ship the unit this weekend for system vibration and thermal-vacuum testing! 🇺🇲🤠🚀🚀🚀
#ASTSpaceMobile
Congrats on the new Space Bureau announcement! We share the
@FCC
's vision to connect the unconnected from space.
#ASTSpaceMobile
is working to democratize connectivity by building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network 🤠🇺🇸📶
The new space age is here. We are seeing new commercial models and technologies pioneering a wide range of new satellites services and space-based activities. To build on this success and plan for the next, we are creating the Space Bureau at the FCC.
News on the chip expected on the iPhone 13 is good for more frequencies and performance. To access LEO broadband by cell phone, SpaceMobile's patented large and powerful satellites are the key. 🚀📶
#5G
#Broadband
#ASTSpaceMobile
Our team at Midland HQ in Texas has been working diligently to build
#BlueWalker3
. Stay tuned for an exclusive never before sneak peek of our progress in the coming weeks. 👀 🇺🇸
#ASTSpaceMobile
#5G
This is a big step on our journey to positively impact a billion lives. Stay tuned for our upcoming news coverage next week on CNBC and SpaceNews.
#5G
#SpaceMobile
#ASTSpaceMobile
$NPA
Blast Off!🚀NPA's stockholders today approved the business combination with AST SpaceMobile, closing anticipated April 6th, 2021.🎉
#5G
#ASTSpaceMobile
#Space
$NPA
The following contains important information:
Prepare for lift-off! 🚀 We’re launching our BlueWalker 3 test satellite with
@SpaceX
. The mission is expected to depart Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022.
#ASTSpaceMobile
#5G
#space
Today’s announcement of our 1000th patent and patent-pending claims marks another great step forward in executing our vision to connect the unconnected! Our key patent technologies will transform how people use mobile devices and revolutionize connectivity
Our CEO
@AvellanAbel
addresses the
#connectivity
gap concerning nearly half of the world's population on
@SatNewsMedia
. By democratizing internet access through
#spacemobile
we aim to reach areas of the world where cellular access was deemed unreliable.
Approximately half of the global population 4Billion people has not
#MobileInternet
+ A significant portion of today 5 Billion Mobile phones get in and out of coverage every day!
#SpaceMobile
$NPA $ASTS
@AvellanAbel
@AST_SpaceMobile
@FinancialTimes
@ChrisNuttall
Thank you for your team’s efforts to address a real issue of basic communication. Not just dropped calls in the woods, but service to the millions who do not have access to the service via land-based infrastructure.
@SciGuySpace
The space industry is changing for the good and becoming accessible to every one! Proud to build in Texas and totally committed for the responsible use of space
#SpaceMobile
160 scientists and engineers of whom 24 are PHDs, 750+ patent claims on the workings of
#ASTSpaceMobile
working to democratize access to Mobile internet
#Texas
#SpaceMobile
#5G
Thanks to
@Vodafone_Group
and
@RakutenToday
, AST & Science has now raised over $100 million to provide universal internet access at 4G/5G speeds to your cell phone through
#SpaceMobile
. And I do mean from everywhere - on land, at sea or in flight
Hoy
@VodafoneGroup
y
@rakuten
hemos anunciado un importante acuerdo de inversión en AST & Science para crear la primera red de banda ancha móvil
#SpaceMobile
🛰️ que transmitirá desde el espacio para ampliar la cobertura móvil 📶📱 en todo el planeta 🌍
🔴
#SpaceMobile
Rakuten vision of infrastructure virtualization+Our future connectivity everywhere directly to phones via low orbit satellites is a killer combination!!!
Rakuten Mobile CTO Tareq
@tamin007
shares his excitement for new partnership with AST & Science and satellite technology that will help connect the unconnected in Japan and around the world.
More people. More devices. More places. We’re teaming up with
@Rakuten
and AST & Science to deliver mobile coverage through space venture.
Group Chief Technology Officer, Johan Wibergh explains how.
@Megaconstellati
@NASA
NASA and AST will coordinate on the position of the AST satellites. The NASA letter referred to in this tweet proposes alternatives that we of course will discuss with NASA.
@SciGuySpace
NASA and AST will coordinate on the position of the AST satellites. The NASA letter referred to in this tweet proposes alternatives that we of course will discuss with NASA.
160 scientists and engineers of whom 24 are PHDs, 750+ patent claims on the workings of
#ASTSpaceMobile
working to democratize access to Mobile internet
#Texas
#SpaceMobile
#5G