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New Glenn is set to launch New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 on Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
NET Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for New Glenn to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative New Glenn 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 8 satellites.
Around this launch
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Good to know
New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 is scheduled to lift off Thu, Dec 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.
New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 is an Blue Origin mission flying on a New Glenn.
It lifts off from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.