{"id":3487,"date":"2026-04-22T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necoram.com\/09132025septtangovictor98\/ast-spacemobile-to-use-430-mhz-band-for-248-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:00:03","slug":"ast-spacemobile-to-use-430-mhz-band-for-248-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necoram.com\/09132025septtangovictor98\/ast-spacemobile-to-use-430-mhz-band-for-248-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"AST SpaceMobile to use 430 MHz band for 248 satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">AST SpaceMobile to use 430 MHz band for 248 satellites<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div data-shortcode=\"caption\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36170\" data-attachment-id=\"36170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2025\/06\/26\/use-of-430-440-mhz-by-ast-spacemobile-constellation\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434-100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png\" data-orig-size=\"947,727\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Image by PE0SAT of 434.100 MHz downlink received September 12, 2024\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;434.100 MHz downlink received September 12, 2024 by PE0SAT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;434.100 MHz downlink received September 12, 2024 by PE0SAT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png?w=593\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36170\" src=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png?w=300\" alt=\"434.100 MHz downlink received September 12, 2024 by PE0SAT\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png?w=600 600w, https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-by-pe0sat-of-434.100-mhz-downlink-received-september-12-2024.png?w=150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">434.100 MHz downlink received September 12, 2024 by PE0SAT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On April 21, the FCC announced that AST SpaceMobile (AST &amp; Science, LLC) will be using the Amateur 430 MHz band for 248 satellites in its planned Low-Earth-Orbit constellation which aims to provide global cellular broadband communications.<\/p>\n<p>Center frequencies are 430.5 MHz, 432.3 MHz, 434.1 MHz, 435.9 MHz, 439.5 MHz with 50 kHz bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p>Read the FCC announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DA-26-391A1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DA-26-391A1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2026\/04\/22\/ast-spacemobile-to-use-430-mhz-band-for-248-satellites\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get The Details&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Editor  <\/p>\n<p>AMSAT-UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 21, the FCC announced that AST SpaceMobile (AST &amp; Science, LLC) will be using the Amateur 430 MHz band for 248 satellites in its planned Low-Earth-Orbit constellation which aims to provide global cellular broadband communications. 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