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Satellite Technology News 29 December 2025 - 4 February 2026

AT&T stock pops as Amazon cloud-and-satellite tie-up puts fiber back in focus

AT&T stock pops as Amazon cloud-and-satellite tie-up puts fiber back in focus

New York, Feb 4, 2026, 12:52 EST — Regular session Shares of AT&T climbed 2.1% to $27.39 by midday Wednesday following the company’s announcement of a strategic connectivity initiative involving Amazon.com’s cloud division and its low-Earth-orbit satellite operations. (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/T/) This deal is crucial as it taps into two key concerns from investors: can AT&T cut network costs while boosting sales of high-margin business connections? The timing is tricky. Telecom carriers are pushing “secure and resilient” networks, even as Washington intensifies its scrutiny on what they knew—and when—regarding alleged breaches and surveillance risks. AT&T will move some workloads onto AWS Outposts
4 February 2026
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ST Engineering share price slips after NeuSAR-2 satellite plan and Singapore’s new space agency

ST Engineering share price slips after NeuSAR-2 satellite plan and Singapore’s new space agency

Singapore, February 2, 2026, 15:17 (SGT) — Regular session Shares of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) (S63.SI) slipped 1.3% to S$9.67 in afternoon trade Monday, after earlier fluctuating between S$9.66 and S$9.94, close to their 52-week high. Investors digested a series of new space and defence announcements linked to Singapore’s Airshow week. (Investing.com) Singapore plans to launch the National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS) on April 1, aiming to shift from merely using space services to developing its own capabilities and regulations. Speaking at the inaugural Space Summit, minister Tan See Leng highlighted that the global space economy could
2 February 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock hits a fresh high as Wall Street sizes up the next satellite launch

AST SpaceMobile stock hits a fresh high as Wall Street sizes up the next satellite launch

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 19:47 EST — After-hours AST SpaceMobile’s stock climbed roughly 9% to $121.23 in late Wednesday trading, continuing its strong rally that’s driven the satellite-to-smartphone firm to fresh highs. During the session, shares fluctuated between $111.65 and $124.02. This move is crucial as AST aims to turn a series of technical achievements into a commercial schedule investors can back. “Direct-to-device” satellite service—connecting satellites directly to regular, unmodified phones—has become a competitive field, and AST’s upcoming launch date now serves as a key milestone. AST revealed last week that its BlueBird 7 satellite is slated for a
29 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as Blue Origin lines up late-February New Glenn launch for BlueBird 7

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as Blue Origin lines up late-February New Glenn launch for BlueBird 7

New York, Jan 22, 2026, 14:46 EST — Regular session Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed Thursday following the announcement that its BlueBird 7 mission will launch in late February. This will be the company’s first flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The timing is crucial since AST remains in build-out mode. Traders have focused on launch milestones as a key indicator of whether the company can expand its constellation and push toward commercial service within this year. AST SpaceMobile jumped roughly 13.9% to $117.89 in afternoon trading, hitting a high of $117.94. It started the day at $109.71. AST
22 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as BlueBird 7 launch gets late-February window on Blue Origin’s New Glenn-3

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as BlueBird 7 launch gets late-February window on Blue Origin’s New Glenn-3

New York, Jan 22, 2026, 12:37 (EST) — Regular session AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Thursday as the company announced the launch schedule for its next BlueBird satellite, providing investors with a clearer timeline for expanding its space-based cellular network. The stock rose 7.8%, closing at $111.59, after fluctuating between $106.07 and $112.12. The update is crucial since AST is now at a stage where execution shapes the narrative. Key factors like launch dates, factory production, and the difference between “planned” and “in orbit” heavily influence the stock—sometimes with sharp moves—and they establish timelines for when service will actually begin. “Direct-to-device”
22 January 2026
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Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: AST SpaceMobile spikes on SHIELD slot as Northrop sets a high

Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: AST SpaceMobile spikes on SHIELD slot as Northrop sets a high

New York, January 18, 2026, 12:56 EST — Market closed. AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Friday following the company’s announcement that it secured a prime contract role in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. (Business Wire) The move came just as U.S. markets prepared for a long weekend. With Wall Street shut Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, investors are left to gauge where the sector heads next, amid ongoing budget debates and national-security-related demand. (Investopedia) AST described the SHIELD award as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, meaning the government can place orders over time
18 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock flirts with $100 as Zacks’ “Bear of the Day” clashes with satellite bulls

AST SpaceMobile stock flirts with $100 as Zacks’ “Bear of the Day” clashes with satellite bulls

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 11:56 EST Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed roughly 4% Thursday, hovering near $99 amid sharply divided opinions on the satellite-to-smartphone firm’s valuation and execution risks. The tug-of-war is crucial now as “direct-to-device” connectivity—satellites linking regular smartphones without cell towers—shifts from demos to early commercial rollout. This shift has pushed what was once a niche telecom gamble into the spotlight for retail investors and telecom executives alike. AST plans to roll out 45 to 60 satellites in 2026, a milestone its supporters believe could transform coverage in rural and remote regions. Skeptics, however, warn this ambitious
15 January 2026
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SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off with 29 Starlink satellites as FCC clears bigger buildout

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off with 29 Starlink satellites as FCC clears bigger buildout

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Jan 9, 2026, 19:27 EST SpaceX launched 29 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first-stage booster landed at sea on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas after stage separation, and SpaceX later confirmed the satellites were deployed. https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/08/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-its-falcon-9-rocket-on-midday-starlink-mission-from-cape-canaveral/ The flight came as U.S. regulators moved to widen SpaceX’s room to grow Starlink, its low-Earth-orbit network that beams broadband from a few hundred miles above Earth. The Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s plan to deploy an additional 7,500 second-generation satellites, bringing the authorized total to 15,000, and
10 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as AT&T tees up satellite-to-phone beta, BlueBird 7 launch looms

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as AT&T tees up satellite-to-phone beta, BlueBird 7 launch looms

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 13:14 EST — Regular session Shares of AST SpaceMobile Inc rose about 7% to $97.27 by 1:14 p.m. EST on Tuesday, after touching $97.89 earlier in the session. The move followed an AT&T plan to start a “beta” direct-to-device satellite service in the first half of 2026 using AST SpaceMobile, Light Reading reported. The initial service would reach a select group of consumer customers and FirstNet public-safety users, while BlueBird 7 has been shipped to Florida for its launch and four additional launches have been planned before March 2026, the report said; an AT&T spokesperson
6 January 2026
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SpaceX restarts Starlink launches after satellite mishap — and another Falcon 9 is already queued

SpaceX restarts Starlink launches after satellite mishap — and another Falcon 9 is already queued

Cape Canaveral, Florida, Jan 5, 2026, 20:56 EST SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Sunday, resuming deployments after an in-orbit anomaly last month sidelined one of its spacecraft and forced a delay to a planned mission. The launch matters now because Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite broadband network, relies on a steady cadence of Falcon 9 flights to expand coverage and replace aging satellites. The December incident also sharpened attention on space debris as traffic builds a few hundred kilometres above Earth. Starlink already has more than 9,300 satellites in orbit, according to tracking statistics cited by Spaceflight
6 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET AST SpaceMobile director Keith Larson bought 625 shares of the company’s Class A stock at $80 apiece, according to a Form 4 filing dated Dec. 29. The filing said the transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan — a pre-arranged trading plan — and left Larson with 2,015 shares held indirectly through an IRA. SEC The purchase lands as investors watch whether AST can turn its “direct-to-device” pitch into paying service. The term refers to connecting ordinary phones to satellites without special hardware, extending coverage where cell towers don’t reach. AT&T has
30 December 2025
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Iran says Russia launched three new satellites, deepening Moscow-Tehran space ties

Iran says Russia launched three new satellites, deepening Moscow-Tehran space ties

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:50 ET Iran said on Sunday three of its satellites were launched into low Earth orbit from Russia, extending space cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. Reuters+1 Iranian state media said a Russian Soyuz rocket carried the Paya, Zafar-2 and Kowsar satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east. Bloomberg.com+1 The launch matters because Iran has increasingly relied on Russia to place satellites in orbit while both countries remain under U.S. sanctions and have drawn closer since Russia’s war in Ukraine. Reuters It also comes as Western governments continue to argue that satellite launch technology
29 December 2025
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