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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8) mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Launch Library 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 3 satellites.

Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2