New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2 — launch recap & visibility

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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

Rocket
New Glenn
Provider
Blue Origin
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Status
Launch Failure

Liftoff time

Which cities could see this launch?

Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon at the time of liftoff:

CityVisibilityLook towardDistance to pad
Port Canaveral, FL Excellent northeast 6 mi
Cocoa Beach, FL Excellent north-northeast 11 mi
Merritt Island, FL Excellent northeast 12 mi
Rockledge, FL Excellent northeast 15 mi
Titusville, FL Excellent east-southeast 19 mi
Satellite Beach, FL Excellent north 20 mi
Mims, FL Excellent southeast 22 mi
Indialantic, FL Excellent north 26 mi
Melbourne, FL Excellent north 27 mi
Palm Bay, FL Excellent north 31 mi
Sebastian, FL Excellent north 45 mi
New Smyrna Beach, FL Excellent south-southeast 45 mi
Sanford, FL Excellent east-southeast 50 mi
Orlando, FL Excellent east 51 mi
Kissimmee, FL Excellent east-northeast 54 mi
Vero Beach, FL Excellent north 58 mi
Daytona Beach, FL Excellent south-southeast 59 mi
Fort Pierce, FL Excellent north 72 mi
Port St. Lucie, FL Excellent north 84 mi
Palm Coast, FL Excellent south-southeast 87 mi
Lakeland, FL Good east-northeast 91 mi
St. Augustine, FL Good south-southeast 109 mi
Tampa, FL Good east-northeast 122 mi
West Palm Beach, FL Good north-northwest 125 mi
Gainesville, FL Good southeast 135 mi
Jacksonville, FL Good south-southeast 145 mi
Fort Lauderdale, FL Good north 164 mi
Miami, FL Good north 189 mi
Brunswick, GA Good south-southeast 194 mi
Valdosta, GA Fair southeast 232 mi
Savannah, GA Good south 252 mi
Hilton Head Island, SC Good south 259 mi
Tallahassee, FL Fair east-southeast 263 mi
Charleston, SC Good south 300 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC Good south-southwest 374 mi
Pensacola Beach, FL Marginal east-southeast 417 mi
Gulf Shores, AL Marginal east 448 mi
Norfolk, VA Fair south-southwest 629 mi
Virginia Beach, VA Fair south-southwest 637 mi
Newport News, VA Fair south-southwest 641 mi
Richmond, VA Fair south-southwest 652 mi
Cape Charles, VA Fair south-southwest 662 mi
Exmore, VA Fair south-southwest 683 mi
Onancock, VA Fair south-southwest 696 mi
Wallops Island, VA Fair south-southwest 714 mi
Chincoteague, VA Fair south-southwest 718 mi
Pocomoke City, MD Fair south-southwest 722 mi
Salisbury, MD Fair south-southwest 740 mi
Berlin, MD Fair south-southwest 746 mi
Washington, DC Marginal south-southwest 749 mi
Ocean City, MD Fair south-southwest 751 mi
Annapolis, MD Fair south-southwest 762 mi
Rehoboth Beach, DE Fair south-southwest 774 mi
Baltimore, MD Marginal south-southwest 781 mi
Cape May, NJ Fair south-southwest 792 mi
Dover, DE Fair south-southwest 792 mi
Ocean City, NJ Fair south-southwest 821 mi
Philadelphia, PA Fair south-southwest 850 mi
Grand Isle, LA Not visible — 575 mi
Rockport, TX Not visible — 1004 mi
Port Aransas, TX Not visible — 1006 mi
Corpus Christi, TX Not visible — 1027 mi
South Padre Island, TX Not visible — 1033 mi
Port Isabel, TX Not visible — 1036 mi
Laguna Vista, TX Not visible — 1040 mi
Bayview, TX Not visible — 1047 mi
Los Fresnos, TX Not visible — 1052 mi
Brownsville, TX Not visible — 1056 mi
Harlingen, TX Not visible — 1064 mi
McAllen, TX Not visible — 1096 mi
Laredo, TX Not visible — 1158 mi
San Diego, CA Not visible — 2187 mi
Pasadena, CA Not visible — 2241 mi
Mojave, CA Not visible — 2243 mi
Long Beach, CA Not visible — 2244 mi
Los Angeles, CA Not visible — 2247 mi
Malibu, CA Not visible — 2273 mi
Thousand Oaks, CA Not visible — 2281 mi
Bakersfield, CA Not visible — 2291 mi
Oxnard, CA Not visible — 2300 mi
Ventura, CA Not visible — 2307 mi
Santa Barbara, CA Not visible — 2330 mi
Fresno, CA Not visible — 2336 mi
Solvang, CA Not visible — 2355 mi
Buellton, CA Not visible — 2358 mi
Los Alamos, CA Not visible — 2362 mi
Santa Maria, CA Not visible — 2371 mi
Orcutt, CA Not visible — 2372 mi
Lompoc, CA Not visible — 2373 mi
Vandenberg Village, CA Not visible — 2373 mi
Guadalupe, CA Not visible — 2379 mi
Pismo Beach, CA Not visible — 2383 mi
San Luis Obispo, CA Not visible — 2384 mi
San Jose, CA Not visible — 2455 mi

Where to look

A rocket lifts off below the horizon for distant viewers, then climbs into view as it gains altitude and flies downrange. Closer to the pad you'll see it within seconds; a few hundred miles away it can take three to six minutes to rise over the horizon. Find an open view in the direction shown for your city and start watching at liftoff.

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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated June 4, 2026.