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New Glenn: BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)

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.

Failure:AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 successfully launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, but was placed into an unusable lower orbit and will be deorbited despite the booster landing successfully.
Sunday, 19 April 202611:25 UTC
New Glenn: BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)

Mission Data

Blue Origin
🇺🇸Blue OriginEst. 2000
Launch VehicleNew Glenn
Vehicle FamilyNew Glenn
Vehicle Record2 of 3 launches (66.7%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record39 successes / 2 failures (95%)
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#90
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad71
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

About New Glenn

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.

Launch updates

  1. Launch failure.

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  2. Spacecraft separation; launch outcome pending.

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  3. Liftoff.

  4. New T-0.

  5. Hold at T-3:57.

  6. Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started

  7. Updated launch weather, 90% GO.

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  8. GO for launch.

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  9. NET April 19, TBC.

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  10. Delayed to NET April 18, TBC.

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 36A · 28.4706°N 80.5422°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.