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#AST SpaceMobile#BlueBird 11#BlueBird 12#BlueBird 13#Cape Canaveral Space Force Station#Florida#Falcon 9#SpaceX

AST SpaceMobile schedules BlueBird 11, 12, 13 launch for August 5

Source: lightreading.comJuly 28, 2026

AST SpaceMobile said BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13 are scheduled to launch on Wednesday, August 5, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with liftoff targeted for 3:42 a.m. ET.

TL;DR
  • AST SpaceMobile set an August 5 launch date for BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13.
  • The launch site is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • SpaceX's Falcon 9 is the launch vehicle.
  • Liftoff is targeted for 3:42 a.m. ET.

AST SpaceMobile identified the three satellites in this mission as BlueBird 11, BlueBird 12 and BlueBird 13. The company provided the launch timing in a press release cited by Light Reading.

The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AST SpaceMobile said the satellites will fly aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

AST SpaceMobile said the targeted liftoff time is 3:42 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 5. The source material did not provide further mission details in the cited excerpt.

Related questions
  • When will AST SpaceMobile launch BlueBird 11, 12 and 13?
  • Where will the BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 launch take place?
  • Which rocket will carry AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 satellites?

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