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Falcon 9 is set to launch Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #6-8 on Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
NET Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Falcon 9 to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Falcon 9 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
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.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #6-8 is scheduled to lift off Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC — this page shows a live countdown.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #6-8 is a SpaceX mission flying on a Falcon 9.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.