AST SpaceMobile is founded in 2017 by Abel Avellan CEO and Founder of this company. This Company headquater is in Midland, Texas, U.S. and went public via a SPAC (Special-Purpose Acquisition Company) in 2021.
This Company is building a constellation of very Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites that connect standard, Unmodified cellphones directly to space. It proved the technology with large aperture test satellite BlueWalker 3 prototype and BlueBird commercial satellites are among the largest commercial communications arrays in low Earth orbit after their respective launches and unfoldings in 2022 and 2024.
The Company has secured carrier partnerships but faces a competition directly with SpaceX Starlink Spectrum Company of Elon Musk’s
BlueWalker 1 Launch in 2019 as a small proof of Concept satellite build with NanoAvionics and after that BlueWalker 3 launched in 2022 and this is also a prototype with an enormous deployable antenna of 64 square meter. It is unfolded in orbit from nov 2022 and demonstrated direct to unmodified phone links and early 4G/5G test as a technical proof.. It developed a first two way smartphone calls (2023).
The AST SpaceMobile Bluebird (Commercial Block 1) launches at 12 Sept, 2024 with the help of SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket. AST reported successful deployment and started commercial tests and this is the major step of this company from prototype to commercial hardware. The Goal of this launch is to deploy a network of bluebird satellite into a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and this will provide a 4G/5G Connectivity to mobile phones and increase the connectivity of broadband service to areas where there is no access of cellular networks.
SpaceX is a reliable, Cost-effective resource for launching the commercial Satellites so that is why AST choose the SpaceX , Recently AT&T & Verizon conducted a cellphones to satellite calls by using AST Satellite for Carrier Tests and video calls.
AST Signed a multi launch deal agreement(e.g., Blue origin new glenn, SpaceX and ISRO launches) for scaling and deploy Block 2 BlueBird.
On 9 Sept, 2025 AST Company shares down around 11%, after UBS downgraded the stock (from “Buy” to “Hold”). AST share price is $36.91 and on 24 Sept, 2025 price of share is $54.50.
