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Blue Origin / MISSION BRIEFING
BlueBird Block 2
New Glenn · Communications
TBD
LAUNCH TIMETBDTiming is subject to mission updates
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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 8 satellites.
- Mission
- BlueBird Block 2
- Mission type
- Communications
- Provider
- Blue Origin
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
New GlennBlue Origin · United StatesThe New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.
Payload
BlueBird Block 2
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.47056°
- Longitude
- -80.54219°
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated May 28, 2026 23:52 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
spacenews.com · Updated May 28, 2026 23:52 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.