Blue OriginNew GlennLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)
Launched
April 19, 2026 · 11:25 UTC
Image: Blue Origin
Summary
BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launched on a Blue Origin New Glenn from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 19, 2026 at 11:25 UTC. The mission failed: AST 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. The launch window ran from 10:45 to 12:45 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 41st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,263rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd New Glenn flight and the 1st this year. Booster GS1-SN002 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Jacklyn. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Result
- AST 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.
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- Vehicle
- New Glenn · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd New Glenn flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 41st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,263rd orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
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- T−4H30MProp Load
- T−45MProp Load Complete
- T−30MWeather Check
- T−17MReady Poll
- T−4MTerminal Count
- T−2M30STank Press
- T−1M30SInternal Power
- T−30SWater Deluge
- T−30SStartup
- T−5.6SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M36SMax-Q
- T+3M5SMECO
- T+3M9SStage 2 Separation
- T+3M16SSES-1
- T+3M42SFairing Separation
- T+7M6SBoosters Entry Burn Startup
- T+7M37SBoosters Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M45SBoosters Landing Burn
- T+9M23SBoosters Landing
- T+13M1SSECO-1
- T+1H9M41SSES-2
- T+1H10M49SSECO-2
- T+1H15M44SPayload Separation
- T+2H49M12SSES-3
- T+2H49M24SSECO-3
- T+3H5M8SMission End
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- SpaceMobile-007 · NORAD 68765 · deorbited April 20, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
News
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."
Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad futureBlue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a…
Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosionThe Aug. 5 update from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp offered the first explanation for what caused the company’s 98-meter-tall (320 ft.) to explode at the pad on May 28.
Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."
New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valveBlue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 1,103rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 19, 7:25 AM EDT, in daylight
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
156 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch failure.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation; launch outcome pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Hold at T-3:57.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2026 · source
Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started
LL2 · 4/19/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/16/2026 · source
NET April 19, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Delayed to NET April 18, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Questions
When did BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launch?
BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launched on April 19, 2026 at 11:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:45 to 12:45 UTC.
Why did BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) fail?
AST 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.
Where can I watch BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)?
Coverage: Replay: New Glenn Mission NG-3 Webcast; Live: Blue Origin launches its third New Glenn rocket carrying BlueBird 7 satellite; Blue Origin Launches Bluebird 7 - Booster reuse and landing. Watch the replay
What rocket launched BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)?
New Glenn, flown by Blue Origin. New Glenn spec sheet
Where did BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 19, 7:25 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster GS1-SN002 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Jacklyn.
What orbit was BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).