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BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · 06:39 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches832
Successes687

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Mission Brief

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
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

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

Delay History

23
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