BlueBird 1-5

Connecting the Unconnected

We are building a future where connectivity empowers everyone, everywhere

AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 mission features our first five commercial satellites, launched on September 12, 2024 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Built on the success of our BlueWalker 3 satellite, the satellites have successfully unfolded in orbit and will provide non-continuous cellular broadband coverage across the United States and in select markets globally.

Out of 340 million people in the U.S…

300 million

Mobile subscribers moving in and out of coverage as they live, work, and travel

12%

Of population not subscribed to mobile broadband

15%

Of adults rely on smartphones for broadband access

Source: Pew Research Center, Americans’ Use of Mobile Technology and Home Broadband, 2023.

Through partnerships with over 50 mobile network operators representing a combined subscriber base of 3 billion, AST SpaceMobile is dedicated to closing the connectivity gap for existing mobile users while extending cellular broadband to billions more who remain unconnected.

AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 satellites were built 95% vertically integrated across 350,000 square feet of our own assembly, integration, and testing facilities in Texas, Florida, Spain, and beyond.

Strategic Partners

AST SpaceMobile, in collaboration with over 50 mobile network operator and tech partners, is dedicated to closing the connectivity gap for today’s five billion mobile subscribers and extending cellular broadband to billions more who remain offline.

In the United States, the key to unlocking ubiquitous coverage lies in utilizing premium low-band spectrum, which offers superior signal penetration in the low band cellular range. AST SpaceMobile has agreements with AT&T and Verizon to share portions of their respective bands of 850 MHz spectrum for enabling nationwide satellite coverage directly to standard smartphones.

Additionally, AST SpaceMobile has secured a strategic partnership with Ligado Networks, gaining long-term access to up to 45 MHz of premium lower mid-band spectrum in the U.S., further enhancing its ability to provide robust direct-to-device satellite broadband services.

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AST SpaceMobile will host a live webcast of the BlueBird 1-5 mission.

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