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Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 3 satellites.
Launch status
To be confirmed
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Scheduled
December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch window
Dec 31, 00:00 UTC – Dec 31, 00:00 UTC
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission overview
About this launch
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 3 satellites.
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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