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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