AST SpaceMobile Successfully Launches First Satellites

AST SpaceMobile, a competitor to Starlink's satellite system for phones, has launched its first batch of commercial satellites into Earth's orbit.

After some delay, AST SpaceMobile has finally sent its first commercial satellites into orbit, advancing the company’s effort to bring satellite internet to AT&T and Verizon phones.

On early Thursday morning at 4:52 am EST, the company’s “BlueBird” satellites flew into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.