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BlueBird Block 2

New GlennBlue OriginLaunch Complex 36A
Thursday, December 31, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

NextBE-4 IgnitionT-00:03

Time to launch

172
DAYS
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13
HRS
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57
MIN
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37
SEC
Launch Window Confidence
46% — Uncertain

Vehicle

New Glenn

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The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.

Height98 m
LEO Payload45,000 kg
Launches45
Successes39

Provider

Blue Origin

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USA • Founded 2000

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing t...

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 8 satellites.

PayloadBlueBird Block 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerBlue Origin
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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BE-4 Ignition

Seven BE-4 engines ignite at the start of the mission

T-00:03
11:59 PM UTC
  • BE-4 IgnitionT-00:03

Ground vector

Launch site

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Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.471°N
Longitude
80.542°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Delay History

2
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