AST SpaceMobile rises after announcing BlueBird 6 launch date

** Shares of space broadband network AST SpaceMobile ASTS rise 5.2% to $53.4 premarket

** Company to launch BlueBird 6, the largest commercial communications array deployed in low earth orbit, from India's Satish Dhawan Space Center

** Launch is scheduled for December 15 - ASTS

** Company plans five orbital launches by Q1 2026; accelerates production with 40 satellites by 2026

** Five of 11 brokerages rate the stock "buy", four "hold" and two "sell"; median PT is $80 - data compiled by LSEG

** As of last close, shares have more than doubled YTD