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 Midland, Texas production line is operating at a 95% vertical integration rate.
The mid-June AST SpaceMobile launch will carry BlueBird satellites 8 to 10, also identified as Block 2 FM3 to FM5.
The three BlueBird satellites will be the first AST SpaceMobile satellites to use the new ControlSat design.
AST SpaceMobile builds its space-based cellular broadband satellites in Texas.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its next three BlueBird spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket targeted for mid-June 2026.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch three BlueBird satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket in mid-June.
AST SpaceMobile has 32 next-generation satellites at advanced stages of assembly.
AST SpaceMobile is targeting 45 to 60 operational satellites by the end of 2026 to provide continuous commercial service.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite was lost after the Blue Origin New Glenn NG-3 mission on April 19 left its payload in an unusable off-nominal orbit.
AST SpaceMobile’s service is designed to work with existing phones through partnerships with Verizon, AT&T, and FirstNet.
AST SpaceMobile reported nearly $71 million in full-year 2025 revenue.
AST SpaceMobile must deploy at least 124 satellites by August 2, 2030 and have the full 248-satellite system operational by August 2, 2033.
AST SpaceMobile’s seventh operational broadband satellite, BlueBird 7, ended up in a lower-than-planned orbit after a Blue Origin New Glenn launch from Kennedy Space Center on April 19.
AST SpaceMobile is targeting between 45 and 60 new satellite launches in 2025.
The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile a permanent commercial license for a 248-satellite low Earth orbit constellation to deliver cellular broadband coverage directly to unmodified smartphones across the United States.
The FCC order expanded AST SpaceMobile’s previously authorized constellation from 25 satellites to 248 satellites.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mission Flight 3 (NG-3) failed to deliver an AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellite into its target orbit.
The FCC order authorizes AST SpaceMobile to modify its existing satellite license and operate a non-geostationary orbit satellite system for Supplemental Coverage from Space using 700 MHz and 800 MHz spectrum.
AST SpaceMobile lost BlueBird 7 to a New Glenn upper-stage anomaly last week.
The FCC order grants AST SpaceMobile operating rights for feeder links and sub-1 GHz direct-to-device spectrum that can support country-by-country authorizations outside the United States.