LaunchesBlueBird Block 2 #1
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BlueBird Block 2 #1
LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) · Communications
Dec 24, 2025 · 03:25 UTCSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
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 a single satellite.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- ISRO
- Rocket
- LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2