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AST SpaceMobile Block 2 Satellites Reach Orbit

Launch marks significant milestone in AST’s push to direct-to-cell service.

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AST SpaceMobile Block 2 Satellites Reach Orbit
Photo of AST SpaceMobile's June 17 launch from Cape Canaveral.

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 — AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-cell ambitions are back in business. 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 17, 2026, carrying BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 into low-Earth orbit.

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