{"id":46526,"date":"2026-04-29T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/?p=46526"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:25:36","slug":"new-glenn-achieves-first-booster-reuse-but-ast-spacemobile-satellite-ends-up-in-off-nominal-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/latest-ntn-news\/new-glenn-achieves-first-booster-reuse-but-ast-spacemobile-satellite-ends-up-in-off-nominal-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"New Glenn\u00a0Achieves First Booster Reuse, but AST SpaceMobile Satellite Ends Up in Off-Nominal Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AST SpaceMobile\u2019s BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited after Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket placed it into a lower-than-planned orbit due to an underperforming BE-3U engine. The failure occurred during the upper stage burn, and an FAA investigation has grounded the rocket while the issue is reviewed. AST SpaceMobile expects to recover the satellite\u2019s cost through insurance, though the incident is a setback for both the launcher\u2019s commercial progress and the company\u2019s deployment plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/launch\/2026\/04\/20\/new-glenn-grounded-and-ast-spacemobile-satellite-lost-after-launch-anomaly\/\">https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/launch\/2026\/04\/20\/new-glenn-grounded-and-ast-spacemobile-satellite-lost-after-launch-anomaly\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AST SpaceMobile\u2019s BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited after Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket placed it into a lower-than-planned orbit due to an underperforming BE-3U engine. 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