Blue Origin Launches and Recovers Booster, Orbit of AST Space Mobile Satellite Too Low. BB7 Lost
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#7520F)
Blue Origin's New Glenn NG-3 mission launched successfully this morning (April 19, 2026) from Cape Canaveral, carrying AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 (Block 2 FM2) satellite. After the launch and booster recover, the mission continued for 90 minutes or so. UPDATE - ASTS admits the satellite is too low and cannot be saved. Planned second-stage profile ...