The first and only space-based cellular broadband network for mobile phones. Eliminating coverage gaps to enable billions of people globally to stay connected.
Midland, TX
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The AST SpaceMobile network is taking shape, in orbit and on the ground.
Today, over 60 gateways are in various stages of completion, installation and planning worldwide.
Initial, intermittent coverage targeted before year-end 2026 in the U.S. and other key markets around the world.
A new layer of connectivity,Β designed to connect directly to the smartphones people already use.
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#ASTSpaceMobile #ConnectingtheUnconnected
Welcoming Sharad Sriwastawa - Co-CEO of @Rakuten_Mobile and President of @RakutenSymphony - and his team to Midland as we work together to bring space-based cellular broadband connectivity to Japan.
Together, we are advancing a space-based resilience network to expand everyday connectivity where coverage is limited or unavailable and keep communities and emergency responders connected when disasters strike. πΊπΈ π―π΅πΆππ±
#ASTSpaceMobile #ConnectingtheUnconnected
AST SpaceMobile Advances Service Readiness Ahead of Initial Space-Based Cellular Broadband Coverage in Key Global Markets
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AST SpaceMobile Advances Space-Based Cellular Broadband in Europe in Collaboration with European Mobile Network Operator Partners
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BlueBirds 14, 15, and 16 have arrived in Cape Canaveral! Back in Texas, satellite builds are underway through BlueBird 50.
Ready to deliver cellular broadband to everyday smartphones and support critical government applications. Next stop: orbit ππππππππππππππππ
Built in Texas. A new layer of connectivity.
#ConnectingtheUnconnected#BlueBirds πΊπΈππΆπ±
RT @AbelAvellan: American operators hold ~1,000 MHz of low and mid band spectrum, tunable on the @AST_SpaceMobile network. With our currenβ¦
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BlueBird 11. Fully deployed.
All 13 satellites - 20,000 sq ft of phased arrays in orbit - performing as planned.
American innovation built for space based cellular broadband, resilience, and security. πΊπΈππΆπ±
Another convoy is on the move.
BlueBirds 14, 15, and 16 have left our Texas facility and are on the road to Cape Canaveral.
Next stop: orbit. ππππππππππππππππ
The largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit. A scalable platform to deliver space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard phones, support secure government applications, and deliver a new third layer of connectivity.
In Midland, Texas, production continues to advance through BlueBird 50, with more than 20 spacecraft structures now being integrated as part of our assembly process.
One constellation. Connectivity. Resilience. Security. Built in Texas. πΊπΈππΆπ±
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
Execution in motion.
Across our Texas manufacturing facilities, more BlueBird satellites are moving through every stage of production as we build the worldβs first space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones.
We invented a new way to design, manufacture and deploy large-scale space infrastructure: advanced lightweight composite structures, stackable architecture and repeatable production at a scale never before achieved for commercial communications satellites.
More BlueBirds. More capacity. More connectivity.
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Build. Stack. Launch. Repeat.
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
A new satellite connectivity capability is taking shape in New Zealand.
@2degreesmobile has officially opened the Marton Satellite Ground Station.
The gateway links AST SpaceMobileβs global satellite system with 2degreesβ core infrastructure, advancing integration to deliver voice, broadband data and text directly to everyday smartphones, without specialized devices.
With nearly 50 gateways in various stages of completion, installation, and planning, we continue to build out our global gateway footprint, bringing us another step closer to commercial service for people to stay seamlessly connected wherever they live, work and travel.
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
BlueBirds 12 and 13 are now fully deployed.
Each 2,400-square-foot communications array is part of a platform built to address far more than mobile connectivity. From cellular broadband to AI computing and advanced government applications,Β such as space-based radar capabilities.
Production of BlueBird 14 is completed, while BlueBirds 15 and 16 are nearing completion and are not far behind as we move towards launch, with production advancing through BlueBird 48.
A growing constellation. An expanding range of applications. A market that reaches across commercial and government communications infrastructure worldwide. πΊπΈπΆππ±
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Execution at scale.
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
AST SpaceMobile Accelerates Presence Across Europe with Leading Mobile Network Operators
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Successful Orbital Launch of BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13
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Successful launchβ¦ again!ππππππππππ ππ π
Our DC team in full comms with BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13 within minutes, and just confirmed full Nominal Operations.
BlueBirds 14, 15, and 16 to follow soon after, with production underway in Texas through spacecraft 42.
We now have ~20,000 sq ft of combined aperture hardware in Space! Bigger is better and we have the biggest!!!
Beta service around the corner! π€ πΊπΈππΆπ±
Guinness World Record. π We build bigger in Texas πͺπͺπͺ
BlueBirds just made history, recognized by Guinness as the worldβs largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit.
An American breakthrough in space engineering.
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. A market we invented. πΊπΈππΆπ±
#ASTSpaceMobile #GuinnessWorldRecords #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13 are stacked and getting ready for their August 5th orbital launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.πππππππππππππ
BlueBirds 14, 15, and 16 to follow right after.
Production advancing through BlueBird 42.
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones. πΊπΈππΆπ±
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Date for BlueBird Satellites 11, 12, and 13
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BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 are now fully deployed to their full size, each the world's largest communications arrays operating in Low Earth Orbit.
We invented a new way to design, manufacture at scale, deploy, and fly lightweight composite stackable architecture combined, with the world's largest and most advanced direct- to-device and radar phased-array with the ability to launch them in groups of 3, 5, 6, or 8 on a single launch.
Our BlueBird platform brings together high-performance space-based cellular broadband with peak data rates approaching 200 Mbps, space AI edge computing, and many mission-critical government applications, all on one platform where the largest-ever size matters!
BlueBirds 11, 12 and 13 are already at the Cape preparing for their imminent launch. BlueBirds 14, 15 and 16 are right behind them. Production has already moved through satellite 42.
All of this is happening in Texas. π€ πΊπΈπΆππ±
BlueBirds 9 and 10 are now successfully deployed in orbit.
Two more of the world's largest commercial communications arrays have joined our growing constellation. Another step closer to the future of cellular broadband from space.
With BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13 at Cape Canaveral preparing for their imminent launch, and production advancing through spacecraft 41, we continue to execute at scale.
Innovation in orbit. Execution in motion. ππΆπ±πΊπΈ
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
