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BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)
New Glenn · Communications
Apr 19, 2026 · 11:25 UTCLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral
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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Blue Origin
- Rocket
- New Glenn
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 36A
- NET precision
- Hour
- Data source
- LL2