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BlueBird Block 2 #4

TBDCommunicationsLEO
Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Mission Overview

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.

Payloads
1
Type
Communications
Vehicle
New Glenn
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Rocket

BL
New Glenn
Blue Origin

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Orbit

LEO·Low Earth Orbit

Launch Window

Opens12:00 AM UTC
Closes12:00 AM UTC

Launch Site Weather

28°CSunny
Wind17 km/h ESE
Humidity60%
Visibility16 km

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