BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)
BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launched on New Glenn (Blue Origin) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, Sun, 19 Apr 2026, 11:25 UTC. Result: Launch Failure.
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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
- Rocket
- New Glenn
- Provider
- Blue Origin
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Status
- Launch Failure
- Mission type
- Communications