LA PLATA, Maryland— Satellite direct-to-device (D2D) startup AST SpaceMobile, which has 13 satellites in low Earth orbit, said it expects to reach its goal of 45 satellites by early next year and has booked 10 missions on two launch-service providers to reach that goal.
The 45-satellite target is what AST estimates is the minimum number needed to provide continuous service in its key early markets — the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia and Japan.
An earlier beta service, with 25 satellites — five AST Block . . .
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