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Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch leaves payload stranded in unrecoverable orbit
New Glenn’s third flight ended with an upper-stage malfunction that placed AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 into an off-nominal orbit too low for recovery, dealing Blue Origin a setback as it seeks a higher launch tempo.
Key Takeaways
- New Glenn’s third flight failed to place BlueBird 7 into its intended orbit.
- AST SpaceMobile said the satellite’s orbit was too low to recover using onboard electric propulsion.
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