BlueBird 6 (Block 2 #1)
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) · Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre
- Launch (UTC)
- Dec 24, 2025, 03:25 UTC
- Outcome
- Launched successfully
- Rocket
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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 a single satellite.