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The New Glenn mission carrying BlueBird 7 is expected to carry multiple satellites to accelerate AST SpaceMobile’s deployment rate.
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites represent a significant leap in capacity over the original BlueBird 1–5 satellites.
AST SpaceMobile is targeting several high-stakes deployments scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 carries a commercial communications array antenna nearly 2,400 square feet in size.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 satellite’s massive array fully deployed in Low-Earth Orbit.
AST SpaceMobile currently operates 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Texas to support its satellite production.
BlueBird 6 uses AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation Block 2 architecture for the company’s direct-to-device cellular broadband network.
Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed as much as 6.9% in premarket trading on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
AST SpaceMobile has a year-end goal of placing 45 to 60 satellites in orbit to transition from intermittent to continuous cellular broadband service.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 antenna is three times larger than the company’s prior BlueBird 1 through 5 satellites.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch BlueBird 7 aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket no earlier than late February 2026.
BlueBird 6 is the first of AST SpaceMobile’s larger production satellites to reach full operational configuration in 2026.
AST SpaceMobile aims to enable continuous cellular broadband service across the United States, Europe, and Japan by late 2026 if it reaches its 45-to-60-satellite goal.
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ASTS.
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch 45 to 60 BlueBird satellites with launches every one or two months on average.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 antenna is the largest commercial communications array antenna deployed in Low-Earth Orbit.
AST SpaceMobile is building a constellation intended to provide intermittent nationwide service in the United States with support from AT&T and Verizon.
AST SpaceMobile’s manufacturing capacity goal is to build six satellites per month.
The successful unfolding of BlueBird 6 provides technical validation for AST SpaceMobile’s 95% vertically integrated manufacturing process.
Abel Avellan is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of AST SpaceMobile.