AST SpaceMobile Declares Satellite Lost After New Glenn Launch

Blue Origin NG-3

Blue Origin for the first time flew a refurbished first-stage New Glenn booster on its NG-3 mission.

Credit: Blue Origin
AST SpaceMobile says its BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket placed the spacecraft into an orbit that was too low, marring a mission that saw the launch service provider for the first time fly a recycled first-stage on its flagship launcher. NG-3 lifted off...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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