"The FAA is aware that Blue Origin New Glenn 3 experienced a mishap during the second-stage flight sequence following a successful launch. The satellite was placed into a lower-than-planned orbit, which is too low to sustain operations."
"Blue Origin confirmed that its second stage shut off its engines and was in a coast phase after reaching an off-nominal orbit, but it didn't provide any other details about what went wrong."
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was grounded by the FAA after a mishap during its second-stage flight sequence. The rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, but its upper stage failed to place AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite into the intended orbit, resulting in a lower-than-planned orbit that is unsustainable for operations. Blue Origin confirmed the second stage entered a coast phase after reaching an off-nominal orbit. The FAA has previously grounded Blue Origin and other companies following launch mishaps.
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