How AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 Test Satellite Mission Will Work

AST SpaceMobile, the company building the world’s first and only space-based cellular broadband network, has big plans for the BlueWalker 3 test satellite mission. The 64-square-meter (693-square-foot) spacecraft is designed to connect directly to ordinary mobile phones and other cellular devices from low Earth orbit. This animated video explains how BW3 will launch into space, deploy, and — if all goes well — demonstrate satellite-to-cell phone broadband connectivity for the first time in history. The satellite is currently scheduled to launch in early- to mid-September 2022.