SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Launch window
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Summary
BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in Q4 2026. It is SpaceX's 782nd launch, 163rd this year and humanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 647th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 121st this year. The booster will attempt a landing at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Booster not yet assigned · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas167/168 landed here · 635 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 647th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 121st this yearSpaceX's 782nd launch163rd this yearhumanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt358th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target site default for this orbit type. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent simulated from a published stage table. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 407th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 53rd this year · 1,169th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Added launch (launch vehicle identity is by conjecture).
Questions
When does BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) launch?
BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) is scheduled in Q4 2026.
Where can I watch BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where is BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) launching from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Will the booster land?
The booster will attempt a landing at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit is BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.