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New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2

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.

Weather:Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule
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Sunday, April 19, 2026
10:45:00 AM UTC06:45 AM EDT local
2h windowAccurate to the minute90% probability
New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2
Mission
T-Minus
±minute
Probability
90%weather window
Window
2hlaunch window
Orbit
LEOLow Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Global # This Year
#90orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#2Blue
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
New GlennNew Glenn
Provider
Blue OriginCommercial
Success Rate
Total Launches
all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Launch Complex 36ACape Canaveral SFS
Pad Launches
70from this pad
Site Launches
1,102from Cape Canaveral SFS
Latitude
28.4706°
Longitude
-80.5422°
Cape Canaveral SFS Weather
Status
unavailable
Temperature
Wind
Cloud Cover
Visibility
Humidity
Precipitation
Pressure
surface
Daylight
Conditions
DaytimeCape Canaveral SFS
Sunrise
06:52 AM EDTlocal
Sunset
07:50 PM EDTlocal
Daylight
12h 59mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#90globally
Agency launches this year#2Blue
Launches from this pad70Launch Complex 36A
Launches from this site1,102Cape Canaveral SFS

Mission Data

Launch VehicleNew Glenn
Vehicle FamilyNew Glenn
Launch Provider🇺🇸 Blue Origin
Provider TypeCommercial
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

Weather data unavailable
Daylight · Daytime
Sunrise06:52 AM EDT
Sunset07:50 PM EDT
13h 59m of daylight
Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · LEO
28.4706°N · -80.5422°E

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