Midland, TXFounded 2017578+ employeesASTS
$4.9B raisedIPO· last: post ipo debt (Feb 2026)· 16 rounds
Backed by(13 investors)
American satellite telecommunications company building a space-based cellular broadband network that connects directly to standard mobile phones without modification. Founded in 2017 by Abel Avellan, the company builds its BlueBird satellites at a Midland, Texas facility and launched its first five commercial satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in September 2024.
