In its third flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit
Upstract [Unofficial]
April 19, 2026
Blue Origin launched the company's third Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a direct-to-cellphone communications satellite, in an unusable orbit, officials said. AST SpaceMobile of Midland, Texas, builder of…
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