Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-06-17, 06:39:00
Scheduled for (local) 2026-06-17, 02:39:00 (EDT)
Launch site SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Booster B1077-29
Landing A Shortfall Of Gravitas
Payload BlueBird 8 to 10
Mass 13500 kg
Customer AST SpaceMobile
Target Orbit LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfU7BI6EeQE
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QC-T99MDuA
NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4xvKDvcrTo
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip-PJNU0bmg
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2067131466853613721
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVvwgWPgT8

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 34th launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 4 days, 18:02:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 26 days, 20:34:40 turnaround for B1077

☑️ 157th landing on ASOG

☑️ 631st Falcon Family Booster landing, 642nd Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 70th Falcon 9 mission this year, 653rd overall

☑️ 72nd SpaceX mission this year, 682nd overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 72nd SpaceX launch this year, 691st overall (including Starship test flights)

Mission info

BlueBird 8 to 10 (BlueBird Block 2 FM3 to 5)

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.