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Newer AST Space Mobile Satellites

Started by Phillip Creed , Jun 05 2024 08:20 AM
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#1 Phillip Creed

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Posted 05 June 2024 - 08:20 AM

Everyone knows about Bluewalker-3.  Peaks at roughly 1st-magnitude or thereabouts in a favorable pass.

Question -- anyone know the size / reflectivity of the NEXT batch of AST Spacemobile satellites slated to go up in the near future relative to Bluewalker-3?

Clear Skies,

Phil


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Posted 04 October 2024 - 12:58 PM

Bumping this because ASTS has just launched five of these newer Blackbirds.  More alarmingly, their next-gen sats will be "three times bigger", which I gather means 9X (~2.5 mag) brighter.

Anyone sight the latest batch?

Clear Skies,

Phil


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