AST SpaceMobile Secures Rocket Launches for Complete Satellite Constellation
Nov 14, 2024, 6:31 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
AST SpaceMobile has signed new launch deals that will put a total of 60 new satellites into orbit over the next two years. This will complete its commercial network and enable the company to provide continuous cellular coverage from space over the whole United States, Europe, Japan, and other strategic markets globally. Blue Origin joins SpaceX and India's ISRO in providing launch services for AST. Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will be able carry up to eight of AST's Block 2 BlueBird satellites per launch. New Glenn is an all-new rocket with a reusable first stage that is expected to have its first flight in the next few months. Both AT&T and Verizon have contracted with AST to provide satellite coverage in "dead zones" for their customers. AST's technology works with essentially all existing cell phones.
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