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SpaceMobile-008
Communications satellite. SpaceMobile-008 was launched on June 17, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-139ANORAD 69589United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SpaceMobile-008
- Payload designation
- BlueBird SM008
- International designator
- 2026-139A
- NORAD catalog number
- 69589
- GCAT identifier
- S69589
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- BlueBird2
- Owner
- AST & Science
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Avellan Space Technology and Science
- Platform (bus)
- BB Block-2
Launch
- Date
- June 17, 2026 · 06:39 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-139Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 526 km
- Apogee
- 531 km
- Inclination
- 53.00°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jun 17, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 5,850 kg
- Dry mass
- 5,830 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 4.30 m
- Span
- 15.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q140346236 (CC0).