BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) launches on Falcon 9 Block 5 (SpaceX) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, Dec 2026 (date not set). Live countdown, livestream and mission details.
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.
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Status
- To Be Determined
- Mission type
- Communications