AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 declared total loss after anomaly on Blue Origin New Glenn 3 drop-off
AST SpaceMobile says its BlueBird 7 satellite was deorbited after release into “unsurvivable” low orbit following an anomaly during Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission upper-stage drop-off. The NG-3 flight timeline is also tied to Blue Origin’s upcoming relaunch window for New Glenn’s third flight.