Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to the correct orbit during its Sunday launch from Cape Canaveral. The upper stage shut down engines and entered an unplanned coast phase, leaving the satellite in an orbit too low to sustain operations. The FAA has grounded New Glenn pending investigation.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket grounded after delivering satellite to wrong orbit
Blue Origin's New Glenn upper stage engine shutdown left AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite stranded in low orbit, triggering an FAA grounding pending investigation.
Monday, April 20, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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