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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites for for AST SpaceMobile’s space-based cellular service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, at 2:39 a.m. EDT (0639 UTC). The BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 satellites feature a communications array spanning about 2,400 square feet. The first-stage Falcon 9 booster, serial number B1077, launching for a 29th time, will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 8.5 minutes after leaving the launch pad. The BlueBird 8-10 mission, will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith wil...
