AST SpaceMobile Partners with Blue Origin and SpaceX for Satellite Launches

The collaboration aims to deploy 60 next-generation satellites to enhance global mobile broadband services by 2026.

AST SpaceMobile has secured launch contracts with Blue Origin's New Glenn and SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets for its Block 2 BlueBird satellites.
The company plans to deploy 60 satellites between 2025 and 2026 to provide continuous space-based cellular broadband service.
Block 2 BlueBird satellites will offer improved processing bandwidth, supporting up to 120 Mbps data transfer speeds.
AST SpaceMobile's expansion is backed by significant financial resources, with $519 million in cash and potential debt financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is anticipated to conduct its inaugural launch in 2024, with preparations currently underway in Florida.