Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-08-05, 07:49:00
Scheduled for (local) 2026-08-05, 03:49:00 (EDT)
Launch site SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Booster B1077-30
Landing A Shortfall Of Gravitas
Payload BlueBird 11 to 13
Mass 13500 kg
Customer AST SpaceMobile
Target Orbit LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlb3ukMQ-Ec
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp4xFr1grXk
NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4Ql3WS0y0
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icz88nliTDo
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2084906421322162455
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6un1y7bK0XY

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 42nd launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 6 days, 0:38:41 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 49 days, 1:10:00 turnaround for B1077

☑️ 163rd landing on ASOG

☑️ 652nd Falcon Family Booster landing, 642nd Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 91st Falcon 9 mission this year, 674th overall

☑️ 94th SpaceX mission this year, 704th overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 94th SpaceX launch this year, 714th overall (including Starship test flights)

Mission info

BlueBird 11 to 13 (BlueBird Block 2 FM6 to 8)

The next-generation Block 2 BlueBirds are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird satellites in orbit today, accelerating the goal to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage. The service will target approximately 100% U.S. nationwide coverage from space with over 5,600 coverage cells, 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 up to 2,400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest ever commercially deployed in low Earth orbit once launched.