AST SpaceMobile rises after successful satellite launches

AST SpaceMobile

17/06/2026 11:45

** Shares of satellite communications company AST SpaceMobile ASTS.O rise 6% to $87.1 premarket
** Co says BlueBird satellites 8, 9 and 10 have been successfully launched into orbit
** Satellites designed to deliver peak data speeds of nearly 200 megabits per second; support voice, broadband data and video services from space - ASTS
** Co says BlueBird satellites 11, 12, and 13 are in final preparations for shipment to Cape Canaveral; satellites through BlueBird 37 in production
** Up to last close, stock had risen 13.3% YTD

 (Reporting by Anzar Mehraj in Bengaluru)
 ((Anzar.Mehraj@thomsonreuters.com))