New Glenn | BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)
New Glenn launched the BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) mission for Blue Origin from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Apr 19, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
New Glenn | BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2)
Launched Apr 19, 2026 8:25:00 PMFailure
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.
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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Apr 19 · 8:25:00 PM
- Status
- Failure
- Launch provider
- Blue Origin
- Rocket
- New Glenn
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 36A · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA