Blue Origin Launches and Recovers Booster, Orbit of AST Space Mobile Satellite is Lower Than Planned

Blue Origin’s New Glenn NG-3 mission launched successfully this morning (April 19, 2026) from Cape Canaveral, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 (Block 2 FM2) satellite. After the launch and booster recover, the mission continued for 90 minutes or so. T Planned second-stage profile (per pre-launch timeline and Blue Origin) was ~T+75 minutes the payload separation … Read more