SpaceX
BlueBird Block 2 #6-8
TBD
- NET (T-0)
- 31 AUG · 00:00 UTC
- Window
- Instantaneous
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- BlueBird Block 2 #6-8
- Orbit
- Low Earth OrbitLEO
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 3 satellites.