flown by SpaceX USA

BlueBird Block 2 Mission 4

Success
JUN 17202606:39:00 UTC

After losing BlueBird 7 (FM2) to an off-nominal orbit on New Glenn NG-3 in April 2026, when an upper-stage engine produced insufficient thrust, AST SpaceMobile moved this batch to Falcon 9.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-652 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1077.29

Landed on drone ship · ASOG

Payload

BlueBird 8-10

Communications

last updated Jun 18, 2026