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

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

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:49:00 GMT

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Launch Successful
Status
Space Launch Complex 40
Pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Location
Low Earth Orbit
Target orbit
Communications
Mission type

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.

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

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