BlueWalker 3 is prototype satellite for AST & Science. AST & Science's SpaceMobile constellation.
The satellite will be to test AST & Science's patented technologies for connecting to cellphones in a space environment for their planned SpaceMobile constellation. The ~ 1.5 ton satellite will deploy a 10 m diameter antenna to connect directly to standard mobile phones.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Communications, technology |
| Operator: | AST & Science |
| Contractors: | AST & Science |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | ~1500 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| BlueWalker 3 (BW 3) | - | 2021 | with ? |
