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BlueBird Block 2 are the operational satellites for AST & Science's SpaceMobile mobile communications constellation, designed to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile smartphones.
The operational constellation wll consist of up to 60 stellites.
BlueBird Block 2 satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites.
The first prototype with a mass of 6100 kg was launched in December 2025 on an Indian LVM3 (2).
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Communications, technology |
| Operator: | AST & Science |
| Contractors: | AST & Science |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 separate, independent electric Xe-thruster propulsion modules |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 7 years |
| Mass: | 6100 kg (#FM1); 5830 kg |
| Orbit: | 507 km × 523 km, 53.0� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| BlueBird 6 (BlueBird Block 2 FM1, SpaceMobile 006) | 2025-309A | 24.12.2025 | Sr SLP | LVM3 (2) | ||
| BlueBird 7 (BlueBird Block 2 FM2) | - | 2026 | CC SLC-36 | New Glenn | ||
| BlueBird 8 (BlueBird Block 2 FM3) | - | 2026 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with BlueBird 9, 10, 11 | |
| BlueBird 9 (BlueBird Block 2 FM4) | - | 2026 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with BlueBird 8, 10, 11 | |
| BlueBird 10 (BlueBird Block 2 FM5) | - | 2026 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with BlueBird 8, 9, 11 | |
| BlueBird 11 (BlueBird Block 2 FM6) | - | 2026 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with BlueBird 8, 9, 10 | |
| BlueBird 12 (BlueBird Block 2 FM7) | - | 202x | with BlueBird TBD | |||
| BlueBird 13 (BlueBird Block 2 FM8) | - | 202x | with BlueBird TBD | |||
| BlueBird 14 (BlueBird Block 2 FM9) | - | 202x | with BlueBird TBD | |||
| BlueBird 15 (BlueBird Block 2 FM10) | - | 202x | with BlueBird TBD | |||
| BlueBird 16 (BlueBird Block 2 FM11) | - | 202x | with BlueBird TBD |
