ASTSpaceMobile (ASTS) Jumps 16% as Firm Gears Up for BlueBird 7
Group 1 - AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) experienced a significant increase of 16.01 percent week-on-week, driven by investor optimism surrounding the new BlueBird 7 satellite [1] - The BlueBird 7 satellite has officially arrived in Florida, following the successful launch of BlueBird 6 into low orbit [2][3] - The company aims to scale production and launch operations to provide full broadband connectivity directly to smartphones from space [3] Group 2 - The BlueBird 6 satellite features the largest commercial phased array in low Earth orbit at nearly 2,400 square feet, which is almost four times larger than previous generations and supports ten times the data capacity [4]