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BlueBird Block 2

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Blue Origin

BlueBird Block 2

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New Glenn
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2026
StatusTBD
VehicleNew Glenn
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
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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 8 satellites.

Quick facts

VehicleNew Glenn
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowDec 31, 00:00:00 UTC→Dec 31, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyNew Glenn

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewUnknown NG
N/A
Flights—
Landings—
Fastest turn—
Expended — no recovery planned

Booster serial number unknown.

Previous flights · 2
  1. Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 & VIPERDec 31, 2027
  2. Amazon Leo (LN-01)LPV1Dec 31, 2026
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471, -80.542
Scrub riskLOW
Go84%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go84%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud11%Temp83°F

Limiting rule: No flight within 5 nmi of cloud associated with disturbed weather (moderate+ precip, freezing level penetration).

NWS forecast at 2026-07-15T19:00:00-04:00: 16% PoP · thunderstorms in short forecast · HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 1391 J/kg · K-idx 29 · freezing 15,566 ft