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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2. April 19, 2026 at 11:25 UTC · Launch Failure Why: AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 successfully launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, but was placed into an unusable lower orbit and will be deorbited despite the booster landing successfully. New Glenn — Blue Origin, to Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA The world's 7263rd orbital launch attempt, and 90th of 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enQ_IXtfm9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew-rXo0FWhA Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Blue Origin (Blue Origin Terms of Use) via The Space Devs.