Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8) mission for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Aug 5, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)
Launched Aug 5, 2026 4:49:00 PMSuccess
3 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
43° NE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 53.0°
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 3 satellites.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Aug 5 · 4:49:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- 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