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# AST SpaceMobile Block 2 Satellites Reach Orbit
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/ast-spacemobile-block-2-satellites-reach-orbit/
- Published: 2026-06-25T20:08:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T21:55:50.000Z
- Description: Launch marks significant milestone in AST’s push to direct-to-cell service.
- Author: Lincoln Patience
- Tags: LEO, Briefs, Satellite, AST SpaceMobile, SpaceX, Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Bluebird Network, Abel Avellan, #with-siderail

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 — AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-cell ambitions are back in business. 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 17, 2026, carrying BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 into low-Earth orbit.

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[The deployment marked the first time](https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=7942222352424259&symbol=ASTS&ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) AST SpaceMobile has launched three of its Block 2 satellites simultaneously, and it moves the company's direct-to-cell broadband service closer to commercial viability, according to a company press release.

“BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 represent the continued execution of a vision once considered impossible,” Founder, Chairman, and CEO of AST SpaceMobile **Abel Avellan** said. “Our team has built a new class of space-based cellular broadband technology that connects seamlessly to everyday smartphones. This is a fundamental transformation of how the world connects.”

The BlueBird Block 2 satellites weigh about six tons each and have an antenna array measuring about 2,400 square feet, [creating a much larger aperture and stronger signal connection](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fcc-grants-ast-spacemobiles-direct-to-cell-request/) than the BlueBird Block 1 satellites. The Block 2 satellites are designed to support peak download speeds of 200 Mbps and carry 10 Gigahertz of processing power.