Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #3
Programma
Pad
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
![[AUTO] Falcon 9 - image](https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon_9_image_20230807133459.jpeg)
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.
Full Name: Falcon 9 Block 5
Maiden Flight: 2018-05-11
Total Launch Count: 403
Successful Launches: 402
Failed Launches: 1
Mission
Mission Name: BlueBird Block 2 #3
Type: Communications
Description: 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 4 satellites.
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-11-15T07:25:00ZAdded launch.