AST SpaceMobile says BlueBird 6 completed final assembly

In a message on X, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) states: “BlueBird 6 has completed final assembly and testing and is ready for flight! On October 12, it will head to India aboard an Antonov large cargo plane. We are officially kicking off our next-gen launch campaign: BlueBird 7 is expected to ship to the Cape Canaveral launch site in October, BlueBirds 8-16 are in various stages of production, with launches planned every 1-2 months on average during 2025 and 2026, On track to complete 40 phased arrays by early 2026, bringing us to BlueBird 46, Expecting 45-60 satellites in orbit by year-end 2026.”