BlueBird 3

Communications satellite. BlueBird 3 was launched on September 12, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-163ANORAD 61045United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: SpaceMobile-003
Common name: BlueBird 3
Payload designation: BlueBird SM003
International designator: 2024-163A
NORAD catalog number: 61045
GCAT identifier: S61045
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1229

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: BlueWalker
Owner: AST & Science
Country: United States
Builder: Avellan Space Technology and Science
Platform (bus): BW3

Launch

Date: September 12, 2024 · 08:52 UTC
Launch record: 2024-163Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 506 km
Apogee: 523 km
Inclination: 52.98°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Sep 12, 2024

Size

Mass: 1,500 kg
Dry mass: 1,500 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 9.0 m

Launched together

BlueBird 5Communications · AST & Science BlueBird 1Communications · AST & Science BlueBird 2Communications · AST & Science BlueBird 4Communications · AST & Science

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q131940354 (CC0).