โ Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-22 @SpaceX launched successfully!
๐ Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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โ Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-22 @SpaceX launched successfully!
๐ Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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๐ Last week in space: 7 launches
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Success: 7
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๐ Last week in space: 7 launches
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Success: 7
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โ๏ธ NEXT LAUNCH:
๐ฐ๏ธ Mission: GPS III SV10
๐ Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
๐ Scheduled for: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 6:53:00 UTC
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
๐๏ธ Launch Provider: SpaceX โ [48 launches this year]
๐ Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐ก Mission Description:
Tenth of ten GPS III missions.
โฎ๏ธ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight
๐ฐ๏ธ Mission: Starlink Group 17-22 [Communications]
๐ Launched on: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:03:09 UTC
โ๏ธ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
๐ Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
๐๏ธ Launch Provider: SpaceX โ [47 launches this year]
๐ Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐บ Watch Live: 1
๐ก Mission Description:
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
โ ๏ธ New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2 @blueorigin partial failure.
๐ Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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โ๏ธ NEXT LAUNCH:
๐ฐ๏ธ Mission: Starlink Group 17-22
๐ Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
๐ Scheduled for: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:35:59 UTC
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
๐๏ธ Launch Provider: SpaceX โ [47 launches this year]
๐ Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐ก Mission Description:
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
โฎ๏ธ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight
๐ฐ๏ธ Mission: BlueBird Block 2 #2 [Communications]
๐ Launched on: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:25:00 UTC
โ๏ธ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
๐ Launcher: New Glenn
๐๏ธ Launch Provider: Blue Origin โ [2 launches this year]
๐ Launch Site: Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐บ Watch Live: 1
๐ก Mission Description:
AST SpaceMobileโs 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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
โ๏ธ NEXT LAUNCH:
๐ฐ๏ธ Mission: BlueBird Block 2 #2
๐ Launcher: New Glenn
๐ Scheduled for: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:25:00 UTC
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
๐๏ธ Launch Provider: Blue Origin โ [2 launches this year]
๐ Launch Site: Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐บ Watch Live: 1
๐ก Mission Description:
AST SpaceMobileโs 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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.