Upcoming space launch
New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2
- Operator:
- Blue Origin
- Launch location:
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Scheduled date:
- · Year precision
- Status:
- To Be Determined
Mission details
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.
- Rocket
- New Glenn
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 36A
Livestream
No webcast link has been announced in the launch feed yet.