AST SpaceMobile is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on building a space-based cellular broadband network. Their SpaceMobile network aims to connect directly to standard, unmodified smartphones via their constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, like the BlueBird series. AST SpaceMobile partners with mobile network operators like AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone to expand cellular coverage and provide connectivity in underserved areas, also securing contracts with the U.S. government for secure and reliable connectivity.
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AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellite is integrated with Blue Origin’s NG-3 launch vehicle.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellite is integrated with Blue Origin’s NG-3 launch vehicle.
Blue Origin’s GS1-7E02 booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," is certified for reflight on the NG-3 mission with AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite.
Blue Origin inspected, refurbished, and certified a flight-proven booster for use on NG-3 for AST SpaceMobile.
The NG-3 fairing contains AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellite and is ready to be mated.
ABI Research identified Starlink, Amazon LEO, Chinese satellite service providers, and AST SpaceMobile as major disruptors in the satellite communications industry.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn NG-3 mission will carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite, also identified as Block 2 FM2.
AST SpaceMobile sees defense as a potential billion-dollar business over the long term.
AST SpaceMobile has identified up to 10 communications and non-communications use cases for its low Earth orbit architecture.
AST SpaceMobile has a recent agreement with Orange.
AST SpaceMobile recently launched the BlueBird 6 satellite.
AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device business is designed around commercial applications and partnerships with mobile network operators.
AST SpaceMobile won the first Space Development Agency award for the Europa effort to demonstrate low-latency tactical satellite communications using the company’s commercial spacecraft.
Blue Origin's NG-3 mission is targeting launch of AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite no earlier than Friday, April 10, 2026.
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 is scheduled to launch on Blue Origin's NG-3 mission.
AT&T and Verizon are each writing nine-figure checks to AST SpaceMobile.
The Space Development Agency awarded AST SpaceMobile a $30 million prototype contract on February 23 to demonstrate direct-to-device tactical satellite communications.
Blue Origin is refurbishing the New Glenn booster and preparing to launch NG-3 in a few weeks with AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block 2 satellites.
AST SpaceMobile’s prototype contract is intended to demonstrate resilient, low-latency tactical communications directly to terrestrial military radios using the company’s commercial BlueBird satellites.
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed a contract with US-based AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate a space-based cellular broadband network.