AST SpaceMobile was publicly listed on the Nasdaq exchange on April 7, 2021.A drone photo of AST SpaceMobile’s headquarters and Site 1 satellite manufacturing facility in Midland, Texas, circa October 2021. On March 18, 2022, AST SpaceMobile staff stand behind the Earth-facing, antenna-lined side of Micron panels that were later assembled into the BlueWalker 3 test satellite’s phased array (nearly 700 sq ft in area). The satellite was used to conduct the first-ever voice calls, data downloads, video calls, and streaming video playback from unmodified phones connected directly to a satellite in space using terrestrial cellular frequencies.A view of the solar cell-side of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite, which unfolded in low Earth orbit in November 2022. The satellite was used to conduct the first-ever voice calls, data downloads, video calls, and streaming video playback from unmodified phones connected directly to a satellite in space using terrestrial cellular frequencies.AST SpaceMobile computer chips used in the company’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite. The satellite was used to conduct the first-ever voice calls, data downloads, video calls, and streaming video playback from unmodified phones connected directly to a satellite in space using terrestrial cellular frequencies.Abel Avellan, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of AST SpaceMobile, places the first-ever voice call from an unmodified mobile phone connected directly to a satellite in space. The company’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite, which has a phased array of about 693 sq ft, was used to conduct the test.Abel Avellan, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of AST SpaceMobile, shows employees in the company’s Midland, Texas headquarters the internal components of a Micron panel in August 2023. Such panels were used to build Block 1 BlueBird commercial satellites, which were designed to provide the first-ever space-based cellular broadband service to unmodified mobile phones. Five of the satellites launched on September 12, 2024 and unfolded throughout October 2024.A computer rendering showing the sun-facing, solar cell-side of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft’s Earth-facing phased array stretches about 693 sq ft. The satellite was used to conduct the first-ever voice calls, data downloads, video calls, and streaming video playback from unmodified phones connected directly to a satellite in space using terrestrial cellular frequencies.A computer rendering of AST SpaceMobile’s five first-generation, Block 1 BlueBird commercial satellites in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft are designed to provide the first-ever space-based cellular broadband service to unmodified mobile phones. Five of the satellites launched on September 12, 2024 and unfolded throughout October 2024.A photo from low Earth orbit showing the fully unfolded, nearly 700 sq ft array of AST SpaceMobile’s SM4 Block 1 BlueBird commercial satellite. The spacecraft, one of five launched on September 12, 2024, is designed to provide the first-ever space-based cellular broadband service to unmodified mobile phones.
A computer rendering of AST SpaceMobile’s five first-generation, Block 1 BlueBird commercial satellites in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft are designed to provide the first-ever space-based cellular broadband service to unmodified mobile phones. Five of the satellites launched on September 12, 2024 and unfolded throughout October 2024. Orange outlines on the United States show fixed cells to which the company plans to provide coverage. Other elements are suggestive of satellite direct-to-cell coverage and connectivity.
