Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Falcon 9 Block 5 is scheduled to launch the BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) mission for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, no earlier than Dec 31, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Launched Dec 31, 2026 9:00:00 AMTBD
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
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About the mission
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00:00 AM · in 73.3 days
- Status
- TBD
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA