# Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #3-5: launch

> Falcon 9 Block 5 by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 03:45 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
- Mission: BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
- Pad: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): Wed, Jun 17, 06:39 UTC (2026-06-17T06:39:00.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-06-17 06:39 UTC to 2026-06-17 08:15 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
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- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacex.com/launches/bluebird8-10)

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