BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Falcon 9 Block 5. Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- Unknown F9: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, planned
Scheduled
Go for Launch
Webcast
Liftoff
Outcome
BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
SpaceX
Mission
Communications, Low Earth Orbit
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.
Viewing
- Liftoff100 km
- Ascent35°–125°, 180°–200°
No heading is published, so the ascent is shown across the directions the site launches in.
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
NewAdded to the manifest
Added launch (launch vehicle identity is by conjecture).