BlueBird Block 2 #2
New Glenn
Blue Origin
Rocket Launch Videos
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule. The forecast calls for a temperature of 72°F, overcast clouds, 98% cloud cover and a wind speed of 10mph.
Trajectory
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Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T- 04 : 30 : 00 | Prop Load Start of propelland loading |
| T- 00 : 45 : 00 | Prop Load Complete End of propellant loading |
| T- 00 : 30 : 00 | Weather Check Check of the weather conditions for launch |
| T- 00 : 17 : 00 | Ready Poll Polling ready ahead of terminal count |
| T- 00 : 04 : 00 | Terminal Count Start of the terminal countdown towards launch |
| T- 00 : 02 : 30 | Tank Press Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels |
| T- 00 : 01 : 30 | Internal Power Launch vehicle switches to internal power sources |
| T- 00 : 00 : 30 | Startup The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks |
| T- 00 : 00 : 30 | Water Deluge Water deluge systems turn on |
| T- 00 : 00 : 00 | Ignition Start of the engine ignition sequence |
| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 01 : 36 | Max-Q Maximum dynamic pressure |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 05 | MECO Cut-off of the main engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 09 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 16 | SES-1 First start of the second engine |
| T+ 00 : 03 : 42 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 06 | Boosters Entry Burn Startup Start of the boosters atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 07 : 37 | Boosters Entry Burn Shutdown End of the boosters atmospheric entry burn |
| T+ 00 : 08 : 45 | Boosters Landing Burn Start of the boosters landing burn |
| T+ 00 : 09 : 23 | Boosters Landing Landing of the boosters |
| T+ 00 : 13 : 01 | SECO-1 First cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 09 : 41 | SES-2 Second start of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 10 : 49 | SECO-2 Second cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 01 : 15 : 44 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
| T+ 02 : 49 : 12 | SES-3 Third start of the second engine |
| T+ 02 : 49 : 24 | SECO-3 Third cut-off of the second engine |
| T+ 03 : 05 : 08 | Mission End End of the launch vehicle's mission |
Mission
BlueBird Block 2 #2
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
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.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 successfully launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, but was placed into an unusable lower orbit and will be deorbited despite the booster landing successfully.
Location
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida
Launch Complex 36A has witnessed the launch of 71 rockets, including 71 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1105 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
Blue Origin New Glenn
The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.
Landing
Core GS1-SN002
New Glenn booster GS1-SN002 has landed on Jacklyn after its 2nd flight. Booster GS1-SN002 last launched 04/19/2026
and has seen 2 successful launches and landings. Second New Glenn first stage booster. Named "Never Tell Me The Odds". Used for the second New Glenn launch with EscaPADE, becoming the first New Glenn Stage 1 booster (GS1) to be recovered.
Currently it's slated for re-use on New Glenn's third launch with AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
Jacklyn - LPV1
Jacklyn is Blue Origins first floating landing platform for New Glenn.
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.
Agency
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
