flown missionSuccess

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
90% go

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Family
Falcon
Variant
Block 5
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York