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BlueBird Block 2

TBD NET DECEMBER 2026 BLUE ORIGIN
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2026
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2026
Status
TBD
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Blue Origin
Rocket
New Glenn
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Mission type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Orbital launch of the year
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Launch from this pad
#73
Mission

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 8 satellites.

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