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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launched the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 cellular broadband satellite on the NG-3 mission from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on 19 April 2026. Following launch, a press release from AST SpaceMobile stated the satellite was delivered to the wrong orbit and will eventually fall back to Earth.