Blue OriginNew GlennLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
BlueBird Block 2
Image: Blue Origin
Summary
BlueBird Block 2 is expected to launch on a Blue Origin New Glenn from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in 2026. It is Blue Origin's 44th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 6th New Glenn flight and the 4th this year. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- New Glenn · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Booster not yet assigned
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 6th New Glenn flight · 4th this yearBlue Origin's 44th launch5th 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 drawn from padside's representative profile.
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 8 satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 74th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 4th this year · 1,169th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
255 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Added launch.
Questions
When does BlueBird Block 2 launch?
BlueBird Block 2 is scheduled in 2026.
Where can I watch BlueBird Block 2 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching BlueBird Block 2?
New Glenn, flown by Blue Origin. New Glenn spec sheet
Where is BlueBird Block 2 launching from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit is BlueBird Block 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.