BlueBird Block 2 FM1

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 4th Quarter, 2025

Watch Livestream

Not Yet Available

Mission Details

BlueBird Block 2 FM1

Wiki

The next-generation Block 2 BlueBirds are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird satellites in orbit today, accelerating the goal to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage. The service will target approximately 100% U.S. nationwide coverage from space with over 5,600 coverage cells, 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 up to 2,400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest ever commercially deployed in low Earth orbit once launched.

Manufacturer: AST SpaceMobile

Operator: AST SpaceMobile

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

5,850 kilograms

Rocket

Active
LVM-3

Active Since 2014

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$62.00 million

Rocket

Height: 43.4m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,000 kg

GTO: 4,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

11,898 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

31 days