| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-06-17, 06:39:00 | |
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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2026-06-17, 02:39:00 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1077-29 | | Landing | A Shortfall Of Gravitas | | Payload | BlueBird 8 to 10 | | Mass | 13500 kg | | Customer | AST SpaceMobile | | Target Orbit | LEO |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link | |
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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfU7BI6EeQE | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QC-T99MDuA | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4xvKDvcrTo | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip-PJNU0bmg | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2067131466853613721 | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVvwgWPgT8
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 34th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 4 days, 18:02:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 26 days, 20:34:40 turnaround for B1077
☑️ 157th landing on ASOG
☑️ 631st Falcon Family Booster landing, 642nd Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 70th Falcon 9 mission this year, 653rd overall
☑️ 72nd SpaceX mission this year, 682nd overall (excluding Starship test flights)
☑️ 72nd SpaceX launch this year, 691st overall (including Starship test flights)
Mission info
BlueBird 8 to 10 (BlueBird Block 2 FM3 to 5)
The next-generation Block 2 BlueBirds are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird satellites in orbit today, accelerating the goal to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage. The service will target approximately 100% U.S. nationwide coverage from space with over 5,600 coverage cells, 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 up to 2,400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest ever commercially deployed in low Earth orbit once launched.
