{"city":"Midland","name":"AST SpaceMobile","slug":"ast-spacemobile","facts":[{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"setback","value":"Commercial service delayed due to the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"setback","value":"Commercial service delay caused by the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"Commercial service delayed to the first half of 2027","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"setback","value":"Commercial service was delayed to the first half of 2027 due to the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion.","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"setback","value":"Commercial service delayed to the first half of 2027 due to the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-12-01","type":"deployment","value":"BlueBird-6 launched on an Indian LVM3 rocket; Block 2 spacecraft has a 223-square-meter communications array","source":"SpaceNews"}],"peers":[{"name":"Iridium","rank":24,"slug":"iridium","score":"79.5"},{"name":"SES","rank":39,"slug":"ses","score":"76.5"},{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","rank":40,"slug":"eutelsat-oneweb","score":"76"},{"name":"SKY Perfect JSAT","rank":41,"slug":"sky-perfect-jsat","score":"76"},{"name":"Globalstar","rank":46,"slug":"globalstar","score":"74.5"},{"name":"Viasat","rank":49,"slug":"viasat","score":"74"}],"stage":"Public","state":"Texas","aliases":["AST SpaceMobile","BlueBird"],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"AST SpaceMobile sells direct-to-mobile satellite communications through the BlueBird network to telecom partners and their subscribers.","list":"Space 100","rank":11,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":85,"domain":"Space","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":10,"commercial":6,"deployment":9,"production":8,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Communications constellations"}],"founded":2017,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-28","header":"AST SpaceMobile investors face a November 13, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status in a proposed securities class action.","outlet":"PR Newswire, all releases"},{"date":"2026-10-28","header":"AST SpaceMobile secured Brazilian regulatory approval for 30 MHz of S-band spectrum.","outlet":"eeNews Europe"},{"date":"2026-10-26","header":"AST SpaceMobile signed agreements with four regional Brazilian operators.","outlet":"StockTitan"},{"date":"2026-10-26","header":"Anatel approved AST SpaceMobile’s S-band spectrum and secondary 700 MHz use in Brazil.","outlet":"StockTitan"},{"date":"2026-10-24","header":"AST SpaceMobile faces a securities fraud class action lawsuit with a November 13, 2026 lead-plaintiff deadline.","outlet":"PR Newswire, all releases"},{"date":"2026-10-21","header":"AST SpaceMobile is advancing readiness for initial space-based cellular broadband coverage in five markets before the end of 2026.","outlet":"Satellite Evolution"}],"website":"https://ast-science.com","category":"Space · Applications","categories":[{"name":"Connectivity","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Applications"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T10:01:31.106+00:00","facts_total":172,"positioning":"AST SpaceMobile is a US direct-to-device satellite company (Nasdaq:ASTS) with 13 BlueBird satellites in orbit (targeting ~45 by early 2027) and production ramping toward six satellites a month, with FY26 revenue guidance of $150-200M (Q2-26 revenue $31.5M against a $230.9M net loss). It holds $1.30B in contracted backlog, 60+ mobile-operator partnerships covering 3B+ subscribers, and $3.7B+ in liquidity, with consumer beta targeted for later 2026. A setback came in April 2026 when BlueBird-7 was stranded in an off-nominal orbit by a New Glenn second-stage anomaly (powered on and being assessed).","sub_category":"Connectivity","signals_total":58,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ast-spacemobile","title":"AST SpaceMobile · space, Midland, Texas, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"AST SpaceMobile sells direct-to-mobile satellite communications through the BlueBird network to telecom partners and their subscribers. Space 100 rank 11 (score 85) 58 signals and 172 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}