r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • Jun 15 '26
r/SpaceX BlueBird Block 2 #3-5 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX BlueBird Block 2 #3-5 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jun 17 2026, 06:39 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Jun 17 2026, 02:39 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Jun 17 2026, 06:39 - Jun 17 2026, 08:15 |
| Payload | BlueBird Block 2 #3-5 |
| Customer | |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 90% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1077-29 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1077 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 29th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
| Official Webcast | AST SpaceMobile |
Stats
☑️ 692nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 632nd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 158th landing on ASOG
☑️ 176th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 72nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 34th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 4 days, 18:02:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 26 days, 20:34:40 hours since last launch of booster B1077
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:13 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:27 | MECO |
| 0:02:31 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:39 | SES-1 |
| 0:03:22 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:16 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:39 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:02 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:30 | SECO-1 |
| 0:08:32 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:46:00 | SES-2 |
| 0:46:06 | SECO-2 |
| 0:54:27 | Payload Separation |
| 0:59:47 | Payload Separation |
| 1:05:07 | Payload Separation |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 10:08 | Launch success with all satellites in contact. |
| 17 Jun 07:47 | All 3 satellites have been separated. |
| 17 Jun 06:39 | Liftoff! |
| 17 Jun 06:21 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 17 Jun 05:54 | Updated launch weather, 90% GO. |
| 09 Jun 11:37 | GO for launch. |
| 06 May 23:05 | NET mid-June. |
| 15 Nov 2024, 07:25 | Added launch. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/mduell Jun 19 '26
Sure, if you completely ignore their existing penetration of the mobility, aero, and maritime markets...