BlueWalker-3 Satellite Launches This Weekend, May Be Bright - by Astroguyz
Note that the launch itself goes off around two hours after local sunset and could potentially put on a very photogenic show for the Florida Space Coast as the tendrils of the ‘SpaceX Jellyfish’ rise to greet the last rays of sunlight. The U.S. Eastern Seaboard will likely see the burning red stage two Merlin engine crossing the sky, looking like a glowing red ‘comet’ as the mission heads northward out across the Atlantic.
A Starlink launch out of Florida, as seen from downtown Norfolk, Virginia two hours before sunrise. Credit: Dave DickinsonBluewalker-3 satellite. The mission is a test demonstrator for the company’s Larger BlueBird satellite constellation, which will eventually field 110 satellites in low-Earth orbit for global coverage.
The aim is to provide broadband connection from orbit direct to mobile phones. The deployment has been beleaguered by supply chain setbacks, the global pandemic and technical issues, but AST SpaceMobile seems poised now to finally test the system in orbit, ahead of the full deployment and roll-out of the BlueBird satellite constellation by 2024. Soon, you may be able to simply access connectivity via a pull down app on your phone… no bulky intermediary receiver needed.
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