---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-018012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTS"
cik: "0001780312"
company_name: "AST SpaceMobile, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:21:17.949310+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 lost after launch; insurance expected to cover cost

## Summary
- BlueBird 7 placed into lower orbit by New Glenn upper stage; will be de-orbited.
- Cost of the satellite expected to be fully recovered under the company's insurance policy.
- Production continues through BlueBird 32; BlueBird 8-10 expected to ship in ~30 days.
- Reaffirms target of ~45 satellites in orbit by end of 2026 with launches every 1-2 months.
- BlueBird 7 was to be the eighth deployed satellite for the space-based cellular network.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-018012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTS
- cik: 0001780312
- company_name: AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780312/000149315226018012/0001493152-26-018012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780312/000149315226018012/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-018012.txt

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