AST SpaceMobile News

Latest AST SpaceMobile news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 4 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.

About AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile is building a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly to standard, unmodified 4G and 5G smartphones. Listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker ASTS, the company operates a growing fleet of BlueBird satellites with the largest commercial phased-array antennas ever deployed in low Earth orbit. AST is targeting 45 to 60 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Midland, Texas
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2017
• Sectors: Space & Satellites
• Website: https://ast-science.com

Products by AST SpaceMobile

• BlueBird Satellites — BlueBird is AST SpaceMobile's family of low-Earth-orbit satellites delivering space-based cellular broadband directly to standard, unmodified smartphones. Block...

Latest AST SpaceMobile news

• Space42 And Viasat Formalize $1B Equatys JV For 2,800-Satellite D2D LEO — The signed venture pools more than 100 MHz of MSS spectrum and up to $1B in equity to build a shared LEO fleet for direct-to-device connectivity acros...
• SpaceX Launches 3 Giant AST SpaceMobile BlueBirds, Ramping Direct-To-Cell Constellation — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 next-generation direct-to-cell satellites from Cape Canaveral early August 5, near...
• AST SpaceMobile Sets August Falcon 9 Launch for BlueBirds 11, 12 and 13 — AST SpaceMobile will launch BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the first half of August, expanding its direct-to-smartphone...
• AST SpaceMobile Targets Mid-June SpaceX Launch for Three BlueBird Satellites — AST SpaceMobile is preparing a mid-June Falcon 9 launch of BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 from Cape Canaveral, after pivoting to SpaceX following the deorbiting...