BlueBird
vehicleBlueBird is a satellite vehicle designed for mobile broadband communication.
BlueBird is a series of mobile phone satellites developed by AST SpaceMobile. The BlueBird 6 satellite was successfully launched by an Indian LVM3 rocket, while BlueBird 7 was launched on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket but ended up in an unusable orbit and will be deorbited. These satellites are intended to provide broadband network services and feature large communication arrays.
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AST SpaceMobile loses BlueBird #7
AST SpaceMobile lost its BlueBird 7 satellite on April 19, 2026, due to a failure in the upper stage of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. Insured for $30 million, the satellite was left in a non-nominal orbit. This incident has raised concerns about AST's reliability and will prompt a thorough investigation into the rocket's performance.