$ASTS Could Book 13 Rocket Launches in 2027 and 32 by 2031, With ~40 BlueBird Satellites Potentially Flying in...

$ASTS could book 13 rocket launches in 2027 and 32 by 2031, with just eight Falcon 9 and two New Glenn flights potentially carrying ~40 BlueBird satellites in 2027.
That could bring ASTS much closer to the ~45 satellites needed for continuous coverage in key markets. The author finds it especially interesting that $SPCX could still account for half of its launches by 2031 despite competing directly through Starlink Mobile.
That makes having alternative launch providers huge, with Piper projecting $RKLB Neutron could go from one AST launch in 2028 to four annually by 2030, as Rocket Lab becomes another potential option for expanding the constellation.