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BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11)
Falcon 9 Block 5
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage will land on ASDS ASOG after its flight. +1
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 641
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Core
Unknown F9
Landing planned
- Recovery
- A Shortfall of Gravitas
- Landing method
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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