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BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · 06:39 AM UTC
Mission brief

The 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.

PayloadBlueBird Block 2 #3-5
OrbitLEO
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, temperature not reported
Flight plan

Mission timeline

20 / 20100%
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

90%
Go
Favorable2 active constraints
Weather rules
Cumulus Cloud RuleAnvil Cloud Rules
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
2
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

06:39 AM UTC – 08:15 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches705
Successes690
Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.