"The first stage landed successfully on Blue Origin's Jacklyn floating platform, but the fate of Bluebird 7 was left up in the air... or not, as the case turned out to be."
"AST SpaceMobile later confirmed the satellite's orbit was lower than planned and it would be unable to reach a usable location with its onboard thrusters."
"The landing and reuse of an orbital-class rocket is an achievement, however, the loss of the payload eclipses that success."
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched successfully but encountered issues delivering the AST SpaceMobile satellite, Bluebird 7, to its desired orbit. The first stage landed on the Jacklyn platform, but the satellite was left in an 'off-nominal' orbit. AST SpaceMobile confirmed the satellite would not reach a usable location and plans to de-orbit it, with costs covered by insurance. Blue Origin has not provided details on the second stage's failure or its impact on future launches, including missions for Amazon Leo and NASA's Artemis III.
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