Falcon 9 BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) launch: date, time and live countdown
SpaceX launches BlueBird 14-16 (Block 2 #9-11) on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (SLC-40), no earlier than Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
Holds can take a minute or two to show here. The webcast is always the fastest source.
DATE CHANGES
- 6 NOV
First scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
- NOW
Now scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC. No slips so far.
MISSION
- VEHICLE
- Falcon 9
- PROVIDER
- SpaceX
- PAD
- SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida
- ORBIT
- Low Earth orbit
- MISSION
- Communications
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
FLIGHT PROFILE·PROJECTED
A projected profile for this rocket, timed to the mission's published events. It isn't data from the rocket.
MISSION LOG
The launch over your sky
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