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2026 · Blue Origin

BlueBird Block 2 #2

failureNew Glenn | BlueBird 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.

Overview

Date / time
April 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
BlueBird Block 2 #2
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
FailureAST 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.
Launch vehicle
New Glenn →
Launch provider
Blue Origin →

Payloads deployed · 1

SPACEMOBILE-007
LEO