See photos of Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket launch in Florida
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite, but it was placed in a lower-than-planned orbit. The rocket's first-stage booster successfully landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket on April 19 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket deployed AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite, but it was placed in a lower-than-planned orbit and will be de-orbited. The first-stage booster, Never Tell Me the Odds, landed successfully on Blue Origin's drone ship Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean. The launch was part of a series of satellite deployments, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch the GPS III-8 satellite for the Space Force on April 21. The GPS III-8 mission is a national security operation. The launch is scheduled for 2:53 a.m. to 3:08 a.m. from the military installation.
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