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AST SpaceMobile Launches World's Largest Satellite Amid Kessler Syndrome Concerns

12/29/2025

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AST SpaceMobile, a Texas-based firm, launched BlueBird 6 on December 23, 2025, from India's Satish Dhawan Space Center.
BlueBird 6 is the largest commercial satellite in Earth's orbit, measuring 2,400 square feet.
The mission aims to build a space-based cellular broadband network to compete with SpaceX.
Astronomers warn that large satellite arrays could trigger Kessler Syndrome and hinder the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s ability to detect hazardous asteroids.

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AST SpaceMobile, a Texas-based firm, launched BlueBird 6 on December 23, 2025, from India's Satish Dhawan Space Center.
BlueBird 6 is the largest commercial satellite in Earth's orbit, measuring 2,400 square feet.
The mission aims to build a space-based cellular broadband network to compete with SpaceX.
Astronomers warn that large satellite arrays could trigger Kessler Syndrome and hinder the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s ability to detect hazardous asteroids.