Manufacturer
Avellan Space Technology and ScienceStarlink-62
9/11/2022
AST SpaceMobile builds its satellites in-house, including the BlueWalker 3 prototype launched in September 2022 with a 64-square-meter antenna.
AST SpaceMobile won a major contract from the U.S. government on 2024-02-08 to be supported by BlueWalker 3 and its next five commercial satellites.
AST SpaceMobile received three non-binding letters of interest for export credit agency funding as it aims to deploy up to 45 satellites by the end of 2026.
SpaceX launched the first five production satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation on 2024-09-11.
AST SpaceMobile expects five orbital launches by the end of the first quarter of 2026 as it builds out its direct-to-device constellation.