Falcon 9 • BlueBird 11-13

July 28, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched three Block 2 satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s in-orbit cellular service (satellites 11, 12, and 13). Each BlueBird satellite has a communications array measuring about 2,400 square feet.The Falcon 9 first stage booster landed on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.