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.
Launch Vehicle
New Glenn
New Glenn is Blue Origin's two-stage heavy-lift orbital rocket, named after astronaut John Glenn — the first American to orbit Earth. Its 7-metre payload fairing is one of the widest in the industry, and the reusable first stage is designed to land on an ocean drone ship and fly dozens of times. After its debut flight in January 2025, a second mission successfully demonstrated an in-space propulsion customer payload.
98 m (322 ft)
7 m (23 ft) fairing
45,000 kg
13,000 kg
2
January 16, 2025 (NG-1 pathfinder)
Engines
7× BE-4 (first stage), 2× BE-3U (second stage)
Propellant
Liquid Natural Gas / Liquid Oxygen (first stage); Liquid Hydrogen / Liquid Oxygen (second stage)
Reusable
YesNotable
- 7-metre fairing offers one of the largest payload volumes in commercial launch
- BE-4 engine was co-developed with Blue Origin and also powers ULA's Vulcan Centaur
- First stage designed for 25+ reuses via drone ship landings
- NG-2 (May 2025) successfully deployed Blue Ring, an in-space services platform
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Launch Window
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Open
6:45 AM EDT
Target
6:45 AM EDT
Close
9:43 AM EDT
6 days out
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Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL
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