The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after it shuttled its payload to the wrong orbit during its launch on Sunday, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. "The FAA is aware that Blue Origin New Glenn 3 experienced a mishap during the second-stage flight sequence following a successful launch," the FAA said in a statement obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.
On Sunday, the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin successfully launched New Glenn from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Though the rocket's reusable booster returned to its landing pad without issue, the rocket's upper stage failed to deliver AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite. AST SpaceMobile says the satellite "was placed into a lower-than-planned orbit," which is "too low to sustain operations." The satellite will be de-orbited as a result.
