ASTSpaceMobile (ASTS) Jumps 16% as Firm Gears Up for BlueBird 7

We recently published 10 Stocks Already Shocking 2026 With Massive Gains. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) was one of the top performers last week.

AST SpaceMobile jumped by 16.01 percent week-on-week, with investor optimism primarily driven by its new BlueBird 7 satellite hype.

Early last week, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) announced that its BlueBird 7 has officially arrived in Florida, a few days after the successful takeoff of its BlueBird 6 into low orbit.

“BlueBird 7 has arrived in Florida! Next step is to start integrating with the launch vehicle,” AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) said in a social media post.

“Following the successful launch of BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7’s arrival keeps us on track as we scale production and launch operations—bringing us closer to delivering full broadband connectivity directly to everyday smartphones, from space,” it added. The company has yet to reveal further details about the BlueBird 7 as well as its target date for the launch.

On December 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched AST SpaceMobile, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ASTS) BlueBird 6, enabling ubiquitous cellular broadband coverage from space directly to mobile phones.

As compared with the BlueBirds 1 to 5, the 6th generation features the largest commercial phased array in low Earth orbit at nearly 2,400 square feet. It is also nearly four times bigger than the previous generations and supports 10 times the data capacity.

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