{"id":855512,"date":"2026-06-09T16:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/855512\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:59:28","slug":"ast-spacemobile-advances-satellite-network-expansion-as-bluebird-launch-date-confirmed-asts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/855512\/","title":{"rendered":"AST SpaceMobile Advances Satellite Network Expansion as BlueBird Launch Date Confirmed (ASTS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/40f692f6201b48f33d6192d621835d55.png\" alt=\"spacex falcon rocket launch NEW SIZE \u00a9Mil Pic\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"439\" width=\"800\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> spacex falcon rocket launch NEW SIZE \u00a9Mil Pic      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares gained 5% after the company confirmed a June 17, 2026 launch date for its BlueBird 8, BlueBird 9 and BlueBird 10 satellites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The mission is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Launch is currently targeted for 2:39 a.m. EDT, with additional launch windows available through 4:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The upcoming deployment will place the company\u2019s next-generation satellites into orbit as part of its plan to build a space-based cellular broadband network capable of delivering voice, data and video services directly to standard smartphones. The new BlueBird satellites incorporate AST SpaceMobile\u2019s stackable satellite design, which uses advanced carbon-composite structures intended to improve launch efficiency and accelerate constellation growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">According to the company, the latest generation of BlueBird satellites is expected to provide nearly twice the peak data speeds achieved by its first Block 1 BlueBird spacecraft. The earlier satellites recently recorded peak download speeds of 98.9 Mbps when connecting directly to conventional smartphones. BlueBirds 8, 9 and 10 each feature commercial communications arrays spanning approximately 2,400 square feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The satellites have been developed and produced through AST SpaceMobile\u2019s vertically integrated manufacturing strategy. The company said approximately 95% of the underlying technology has been designed and engineered internally by its workforce of more than 2,250 employees operating across over 500,000 square feet of manufacturing and operational facilities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">AST SpaceMobile has established agreements with nearly 60 mobile network operators globally, representing a combined subscriber base of more than 3 billion users. Its strategic partners include AT&amp;T, Verizon, Vodafone, Rakuten, Google, Bell, Telus, stc Group and American Tower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The company noted that launch schedules remain subject to change due to factors such as launch provider readiness, weather conditions and other circumstances outside its control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">AST SpaceMobile stock price<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"spacex falcon rocket launch NEW SIZE \u00a9Mil Pic AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares gained 5% after the company confirmed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":855513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[24],"tags":[76366,241854,11097,159,783,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-855512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ast-spacemobile","tag-bluebird","tag-rocket-launch","tag-science","tag-space","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116721221042853719","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}