Launch Overview
Vehicle
New Glenn 7x2
Agency
Blue Origin
Site / Pad
CC / LC36
Outcome
Failure
Flight
NG3 7E02.2
COSPAR Designator
2026-085
Mission
BlueBird Block 2 #2 (Communications)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
New Glenn
Provider
Blue Origin
Agency launches
41 (2 YTD)
Site launches
1103 (27 YTD)
Pad launches
71 (1 YTD)