Launch
SpaceX
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #2
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- Agency
Mission
BlueBird Block 2 #2
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 4 satellites.
Status
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Pad
Location
America/New_York
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 70.0m
Diameter: 3.65
First Flight: May 11, 2018
Total launch count: 526
Successful launches: 525
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 98
Consecutive successful launches: 228
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 22800kg
Launch cost: US$52000000
Apogee: 200km
Attempted landings: 517
Successful landings: 512
Failed landings: 5
Consecutive successful landings: 212
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 8300kg
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Commercial
None
None
Agency
SpaceX
Type: Commercial
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