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BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Wednesday August 5 2026, 07:49:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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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 Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:13

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:38

SES-1

T+00:03:15

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:25

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:50

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:33

SECO-1

T+00:08:43

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:46:16

SES-2

T+00:46:21

SECO-2

T+00:53:45

Payload Separation

T+00:59:05

Payload Separation

T+01:04:25

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday August 5 2026, 07:42:00 UTC→Wednesday August 5 2026, 09:18:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record642/643 successful

Landings628/633

All launches

SpaceX

BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Wednesday August 5 2026, 07:49:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

5 hazard areas

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Booster recovery

ASDS droneship· 650 km

Fairing recovery vessel· 742 km

Launching

Northeast

44° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee534 km

Perigee527 km

Period95.2 min

Inclination53.01°

Launch heading 44° · NE from BlueBird Block 2 11-13 PO.

Parking orbitBlueBird Block 2 11-13 PO› conemedium

1 70161U 26179A 26217.33195602 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70161 53.0000 327.7928 0298300 047.5000 002.6400 15.72912712 00

OrbitBlueBird Block 2 11-13medium

1 70161U 26179A 26217.35805556 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

2 70161 53.0100 327.5551 0004700 274.6900 284.9500 15.11840682 07

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1077

active30th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn26d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 635 km downrange

49d 1h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Mission Video

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)by Andrew Schoening

Launch intel

Hazards (3)All areas →Download pack

741/26rocket launchJul 30, 08:35Z – Aug 11, 09:09Z
300835Z JUL 26 NAVAREA IV 741/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 050732Z TO 051012Z AUG, ALTERNATE 060712Z TO 060951Z, 070651Z TO 070931Z, 080631Z TO 080910Z, 090610Z TO 090850Z, 100550Z TO 100829Z AND 110530Z TO 110809Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 32-09.00N 077-03.00W, 33-45.00N 075-40.00W, 34-04.00N 074-47.00W, 33-34.00N 074-20.00W, 33-04.00N 074-41.00W, 31-59.00N 076-55.00W. B. 28-36.55N 080-36.00W, 28-57.00N 080-20.00W, 28-50.00N 080-13.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.17N 080-33.42W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110909Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →
2183/26space debrisJul 28, 09:38Z – Aug 11, 11:42Z
280938Z JUL 26 HYDROPAC 2183/26. EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. SOUTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 050952Z TO 051245Z, 060932Z TO 061224Z, 070911Z TO 071204Z, 080851Z TO 081143Z, 090830Z TO 091123Z, 100810Z TO 101102Z AND 110750Z TO 111042Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 40-53.00S 081-04.00E, 47-30.00S 097-30.00E, 51-11.00S 117-25.00E, 51-06.00S 138-56.00E, 47-16.00S 158-45.00E, 50-07.00S 157-59.00E, 54-19.00S 130-56.00E, 51-50.00S 102-47.00E, 43-45.00S 080-23.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 111142Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →
741/2026rocket launchAug 5, 07:32Z – Aug 11, 09:09Z
NAVAREA IV 741/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 050732Z TO 051012Z AUG, ALTERNATE 060712Z TO 060951Z, 070651Z TO 070931Z, 080631Z TO 080910Z, 090610Z TO 090850Z, 100550Z TO 100829Z AND 110530Z TO 110809Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 32-09.00N 077-03.00W, 33-45.00N 075-40.00W, 34-04.00N 074-47.00W, 33-34.00N 074-20.00W, 33-04.00N 074-41.00W, 31-59.00N 076-55.00W. B. 28-36.55N 080-36.00W, 28-57.00N 080-20.00W, 28-50.00N 080-13.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.17N 080-33.42W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110909Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:13

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:38

SES-1

T+00:03:15

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:25

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:50

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:33

SECO-1

T+00:08:43

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:46:16

SES-2

T+00:46:21

SECO-2

T+00:53:45

Payload Separation

T+00:59:05

Payload Separation

T+01:04:25

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday August 5 2026, 07:42:00 UTC→Wednesday August 5 2026, 09:18:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record642/643 successful

Landings628/633

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Mission Video

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)by Andrew Schoening

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1077

active30th flight

Flights30

Landings30/30100%

Fastest turn26d 20h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 635 km downrange

49d 1h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Launch intel

Hazards (3)All areas →Download pack

741/26rocket launchJul 30, 08:35Z – Aug 11, 09:09Z
300835Z JUL 26 NAVAREA IV 741/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 050732Z TO 051012Z AUG, ALTERNATE 060712Z TO 060951Z, 070651Z TO 070931Z, 080631Z TO 080910Z, 090610Z TO 090850Z, 100550Z TO 100829Z AND 110530Z TO 110809Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 32-09.00N 077-03.00W, 33-45.00N 075-40.00W, 34-04.00N 074-47.00W, 33-34.00N 074-20.00W, 33-04.00N 074-41.00W, 31-59.00N 076-55.00W. B. 28-36.55N 080-36.00W, 28-57.00N 080-20.00W, 28-50.00N 080-13.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.17N 080-33.42W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110909Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →
2183/26space debrisJul 28, 09:38Z – Aug 11, 11:42Z
280938Z JUL 26 HYDROPAC 2183/26. EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. SOUTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 050952Z TO 051245Z, 060932Z TO 061224Z, 070911Z TO 071204Z, 080851Z TO 081143Z, 090830Z TO 091123Z, 100810Z TO 101102Z AND 110750Z TO 111042Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 40-53.00S 081-04.00E, 47-30.00S 097-30.00E, 51-11.00S 117-25.00E, 51-06.00S 138-56.00E, 47-16.00S 158-45.00E, 50-07.00S 157-59.00E, 54-19.00S 130-56.00E, 51-50.00S 102-47.00E, 43-45.00S 080-23.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 111142Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →
741/2026rocket launchAug 5, 07:32Z – Aug 11, 09:09Z
NAVAREA IV 741/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 050732Z TO 051012Z AUG, ALTERNATE 060712Z TO 060951Z, 070651Z TO 070931Z, 080631Z TO 080910Z, 090610Z TO 090850Z, 100550Z TO 100829Z AND 110530Z TO 110809Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 32-09.00N 077-03.00W, 33-45.00N 075-40.00W, 34-04.00N 074-47.00W, 33-34.00N 074-20.00W, 33-04.00N 074-41.00W, 31-59.00N 076-55.00W. B. 28-36.55N 080-36.00W, 28-57.00N 080-20.00W, 28-50.00N 080-13.00W, 28-35.00N 080-26.00W, 28-31.17N 080-33.42W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110909Z AUG 26.
Hazard card →

Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

5 hazard areas

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Booster recovery

ASDS droneship· 650 km

Fairing recovery vessel· 742 km

Launching

Northeast

44° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee534 km

Perigee527 km

Period95.2 min

Inclination53.01°

Launch heading 44° · NE from BlueBird Block 2 11-13 PO.

Parking orbitBlueBird Block 2 11-13 PO› conemedium

1 70161U 26179A 26217.33195602 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70161 53.0000 327.7928 0298300 047.5000 002.6400 15.72912712 00

OrbitBlueBird Block 2 11-13medium

1 70161U 26179A 26217.35805556 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

2 70161 53.0100 327.5551 0004700 274.6900 284.9500 15.11840682 07

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.