AST SpaceMobile: BlueBird 6 Ready for Flight, Launch Campaign Underway
BlueBird 6 has completed final assembly and testing and is ready for flight! On October 12, it will head to India aboard an Antonov large cargo plane We are officially kicking off our next-gen launch campaign: • BlueBird 7 is expected to ship to the Cape Canaveral launch site in October • BlueBirds 8-16 are in various stages of production, with launches planned every 1-2 months on average during 2025 and 2026 • On track to complete 40 phased arrays by early 2026, bringing us to BlueBird 46 • Expecting 45-60 satellites in orbit by year-end 2026 We have partnered with 50+ mobile network operators serving nearly 3 billion subscribers, supported by a flexible spectrum strategy blending our own licensed spectrum with partner spectrum. These BlueBirds will be the largest commercial satellites ever deployed in LEO – each featuring a 2,400 sq ft phased array with true direct-to-cell broadband, capable of up to 10,000 MHz of processing bandwidth and peak speeds of 120 Mbps per cell #5G #ASTSpaceMobile #BlueBird6 #NextGenBlueBird #BroadbandFromSpace #ConnectingtheUnconnected

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