--- title: "Ast Spacemobile Inc - Bluebird 7 Placed Into Lower Than Planned Orbit During New Glenn 3 Mission" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283354928.md" datetime: "2026-04-20T12:38:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/283354928.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283354928.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/283354928.md) --- # Ast Spacemobile Inc - Bluebird 7 Placed Into Lower Than Planned Orbit During New Glenn 3 Mission April 20 (Reuters) - AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS.O) : - AST SPACEMOBILE INC - BLUEBIRD 7 PLACED INTO LOWER THAN PLANNED ORBIT DURING NEW GLENN 3 MISSION - SEC FILING - AST SPACEMOBILE INC - BLUEBIRD 7 TO BE DE-ORBITED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR OPERATIONS - SEC FILING - AST SPACEMOBILE INC - EXPECTS ORBITAL LAUNCH EVERY 1-2 MONTHS IN 2026; TARGETS 45 SATELLITES IN ORBIT BY YEAR-END - SEC FILING - AST SPACEMOBILE INC - COST OF BLUEBIRD 7 EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED UNDER INSURANCE POLICY - SEC FILING Source text: Further company coverage: (ASTS.O) ### Related Stocks - [ASTS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASTS.US.md) - [ITA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ITA.US.md) - [PPA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PPA.US.md) - [ARKX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKX.US.md) - [ASTX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASTX.US.md) - [XAR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XAR.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [AST SpaceMobile is impossible to ignore right now. Here's what to do with it.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283888843.md) - [AST SpaceMobile Shares Plunge in Overnight Trading, What Happened? Will It Affect SpaceX?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283531729.md) - [Is It Too Late To Consider AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) After Its Recent Share Price Surge](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284071824.md) - [SpaceX, data centres in space, and commercial viability](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283656237.md) - [Eutelsat CEO says US demand holds despite SpaceX push to curb European rivals](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284154394.md)