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🚨 $ASTS Last batch of satellites now all fully deployed 🚨 As expeced the datapoint fitness issue causing glitches was a first sign of full deployment. Confirmed just now by the bstar drag spike we see as the SpaceForce data model finds a better fit to the now much bigger surface area suddenly causing increased drag. 🐈‍⬛CatSE: ”Time to stunt on the bears who falsely said the BlueBird11 satellite had problems”

🚨 $ASTS Last batch of satellites now all fully deployed 🚨 As expeced the datapoint fitness issue causing glitches was a girst sign of full deployment. Confirmed just now by the bstar drag spike we see as the SpaceForce data model finds a better fit to the now much bigger surface area suddenly causing increased drag. 🐈‍⬛CatSE: ”Time to stunt on the bears who falsely said the BlueBird11 satellite had problems”

As the appropriately named Ulcer index prints a higher high. $ASTS starts its rip towards ATH. Again. https://t.co/rCEoAYgUpP https://t.co/RAAszeyMuV

🚨 $ASTS BLUEBIRD11 IN FULL DEPLOYMENT? 🚨 The dashed lines in upper two panels here shows an major inclination and a major eccentricity glitch in the latest spaceForce TLE while the SupGP data from ASTs own satellites telemetry system does not. Historically for all other bluebirds there has been either eccentricity or inclination glitches like this (sometimes both) on the last SpaceForce TLE before the full deployment is made obvious in a large BSTAR drag spike. The glitches are due to mismatch of the data points upon the deployment between where it is and where its supposed to be without deployment. I expect the cause of this glitch to be revealed by the next TLE. The alternative explanation to the glitch would be thruster tests on increased power. As obvious from the other panels the spacecraft has been using propulsion since around sept 10.

🚨 $ASTS BLUEBIRD11 IN FULL DEPLOYMENT? 🚨 The dashed lines in upper two panels here shows an major inclination and a major eccentricity glitch in the latest spaceForce TLE while the SupGP data from ASTs own satellites telemetry system does not. Historically for all other bluebirds there has been either eccentricity or inclination glitches like this (sometimes both) on the last SpaceForce TLE before the full deployment is made obvious in a large BSTAR drag spike. The glitches are due to mismatch of the data points upon the deployment between where it is a d where its supposed to be without deployment. I expect the cause of this glitch to be revealed by the next TLE. The alternative explanation to the glitch would be thruster tests on increased power. As obvious from the other panels the spacecraft has been using propulsion since around sept 10.

🚨 $ASTS BlueBird 11 performs propulsive maneuvers. 🚨 It’s evident by BSTAR drag numbers approaching zero (chart one) Altitude increasing (chart two) And the eccentricity of the orbit dropping towards a perfect circle. These maneuvers are not possible without full control of the satellite and will inform the company on how to operate later Block3 ASIC satellites that will be in this final stage (bar) during orbital raise. The maneuvers conclusively debunks a frequent bear-case that the satellite is not under control and in active testing. It is obviously fully controlled. 🐾

Block3 specs you asked for down in among your other many comments. (From CTOs slides) As for C-band yes it’s in $ASTS MICRONSAT-2 ITU filing and has been an objective by the company to field as a third tier since at least 2021 (when CEO first said so). Block4 nomenclature is simply an extrnsion from Block1/2 and Block3 targeting lower frequency tiers and Block4 being the very logical name for the next tier. That part is not official company verbiage. It’s unofficial Spacemob name for a C-band tier. Cheers!

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