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Satellite broadband economics remain punishing during the constellation build phase, when capital outlays consistently outpace revenue recognition.
Against that backdrop, AST SpaceMobile posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $31.5 million, missing the Wall Street Journal-cited analyst consensus of $34.5 million, while its net loss attributable to common stockholders more than doubled year-over-year to $230.9 million.
Quarterly results The period's revenue came from gateway deliveries and milestone payments on U.S. Total operating expenses rose to $329.1 million from $164.1 million in the prior quarter.
A single $125.9 million loss on involuntary conversion drove much of that expansion, tied to the Blue Origin New Glenn incident in which BlueBird 7 was placed into the wrong orbit and destroyed.
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