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Featured Article from MarketBeat Media AST SpaceMobile Gears Up for Its BlueBird 6 Launch Next WeekWritten by Jordan Chussler. Published 12/11/2025. 
Key Points - AST SpaceMobile is slated to launch its next BlueBird 6 satellite next week.
- BlueBird 6 is 3.5 times as large as its predecessors and is expected to support 10 times their data capacity.
- Despite gaining more than 265% this year, ASTS is still favorable among Wall Street’s institutional investors and has a $1 billion revenue pipeline awaiting its services.
On Monday, Dec. 15, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is scheduled to launch its next-generation satellite, BlueBird 6. The launch is expected to bolster the company's space-based cellular broadband network and serve as a test of the Midland, Texas-based firm's ability to scale operations. The milestone is a key step toward the communication services sector newcomer's goal of providing direct-to-smartphone, 24/7 high-speed cellular service. It's therefore unsurprising that investors and analysts are watching closely for signs of AST SpaceMobile's technical progress and what the company's trajectory might look like heading into 2026. BlueBird 6's Launch Serves as a Credibility Test for AST SpaceMobile Turn your "dead money" into $306+ monthly (starting this month)
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