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BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)

New Glenn

This mission has flown

April 19, 2026

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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

Rocket

New Glenn

Mission type

Communications

Payload

BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)

Launch complex

Launch Complex 36A · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch date

April 19, 2026

Launch window

6:45 AM – 8:45 AM ET

Orbit reached

Low Earth Orbit

Booster & recovery

Core

GS1-SN002

Flight 2 · flight-proven

Droneship Jacklyn — outcome not recorded

Launch trajectory

Flight path pending

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Pad bearing: 34° NE · 5.2 mi

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Mission updates

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