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 3 satellites.
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SpaceX
Falcon 9
BlueBird Block 2 #6-8
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T-0 (UTC)07:49 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
Probability75%
T-0 (UTC)5 August 2026 at 07:49 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
Launch padSpace Launch Complex 40
CountryUSA
TypeCommunications
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