BlueBird Block 2 #3-5 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Jun, 6:39am

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

Booster

B1077

29th flight (26d since last use)

Landing

Drone Ship (A Shortfall of Gravitas)

Success

Mission

BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

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SpaceX BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

Last Update: Launch success with all satellites in contact.

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