Promise Ledger
Satellite-to-phone broadband constellation. These are the dated public commitments by AST SpaceMobile and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.
3 entries: 1 missed; 2 revised.
Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.
This first release is a selection, and a short record is not a complete record. Each programme milestone enters the ledger at its earliest dated public commitment we can find in a primary source, for governments and companies alike. Later dated commitments for the same milestone are shown on that one entry as a revision chain, oldest first, rather than as separate entries.
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · AST SpaceMobile
“Plan to launch five Block 1 BlueBird satellites in late 2023”
Said . Source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): AST SpaceMobile third quarter 2022 business update (Nov 14, 2022)
Context: Third quarter 2022 business update.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met.
Outcome: The five Block 1 BlueBird satellites launched on 2024-09-12, inside the September 2024 window AST gave on 2024-07-25; the Q1 2024 target given on 2023-03-31 passed without a dated revision before 2024-03-31. (, on or before the latest deadline)
Outcome source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 10-Q): Quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2024 (Nov 14, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Missed · worded as a target
Launch cadence · AST SpaceMobile
“On track for five orbital launches expected by the end of Q1 2026”
Said . Source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Third Quarter 2025 Results (Nov 10, 2025, business highlights)
Context: Counted from the 2025-11-10 release, in which BlueBird 6 (India) and BlueBird 7 (Cape Canaveral) were the next two launches.
Outcome: On 2026-03-02 AST reported BlueBird 6 unfolded in orbit and BlueBird 7 expected to launch during March. BlueBird 7 launched on 2026-04-19 on New Glenn and reached a lower than planned orbit.
Outcome source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): AST SpaceMobile Addresses Today's Orbital Launch of BlueBird 7 on the New Glenn Launch Vehicle (Apr 19, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Also in a topic tracker. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Revised · worded as a target
Constellation deployment · AST SpaceMobile
“launches every one to two months on average to reach goal of 45 to 60 satellites by end of 2026”
Said . Source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Third Quarter 2025 Results (Nov 10, 2025, business highlights)
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: Repeated on 2026-03-02; narrowed to approximately 45 by the end of 2026 on 2026-04-19; moved to early 2027 on 2026-07-15. AST reported 13 spacecraft in orbit on 2026-08-10.
Outcome source: AST SpaceMobile (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Business Update and Second Quarter 2026 Results (Aug 10, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Also in a topic tracker. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
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