Blue Origin, AST Spacemobile ink New Glenn rocket launch deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin has signed a multi-launch deal with satellite communication company AST Spacemobile to deploy the company’s direct-to-cellular satellites “over a multi-year period” using Blue’s New Glenn rocket, the companies announced Thursday. AST in a statement said the Blue Origin launches, as well as others using “existing launch vehicles” that it did not identify, satisfies the launch capacity needed to “enable continuous space-based cellular broadband service coverage across some of the most in-demand cellular markets globally.” AST’s launch campaign will be in 2025 and 2026 and involve the deployment of roughly 60 next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites.

Blue Origin said New Glenn will launch “multiple” such satellites but did not say how many missions are involved. (Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.



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