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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Blue Origin
New Glenn
BlueBird Block 2 #2
Live tracking
T-0 (UTC)11:25 UTC
VehicleNew Glenn
Probability90%
T-0 (UTC)19 April 2026 at 11:25 UTC
VehicleNew Glenn
Launch padLaunch Complex 36A
CountryUSA
TypeCommunications