AST SpaceMobile loses latest BlueBird satellite after New Glenn rocket falls short

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(Telecompaper) AST SpaceMobile has lost its latest BlueBird satellite, after a launch with Blue Origin was unable to lift the satellite into high enough orbit. The BlueBird 7 launched on the New Glenn rocket 19 April from Florida. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will thus be de-orbited...