Artemis II: A Complete Mission Review
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Artemis II: A Complete Mission Review

Ryan Bale
·April 10, 2026
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New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2

Blue Origin·New Glenn
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL

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.

Launch Time

Local Pad · Sun, Apr 19 · 6:45 AM EDT // 10:45 UTC

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Open

6:45 AM EDT

Target

6:45 AM EDT

Close

8:45 AM EDT

Estimated GO

81%

Hourly forecast: overcast · precip 0% · clouds 100% · wind 5 mph · gusts 13 mph · vis 12.5 km

As of 2026-04-18 · Source

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