BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)

NET December 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

SpaceX is launching BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. It is a communications mission heading to Low Earth Orbit. The first stage will attempt a droneship at sea.

At a glance

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Payload: BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Mission type: Communications
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Landing: Droneship at sea
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40

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.

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Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Orbit: LEO
Payload: BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Status: To Be Determined
Landing: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship
Vehicle height: 70 m
Liftoff thrust: 7,607 kN
Vehicle type flights: 643
Vehicle type success rate: 99.7%

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