Blue Origin's launch mission was unsuccessful, the satellite it was carrying did not enter its intended orbit.

On the 19th, Blue Origin launched a refurbished New Glenn heavy-lift rocket carrying a communication satellite for AST Space Mobile. Although the first stage of the rocket successfully landed at sea for recovery, the second stage failed to place the satellite into its intended orbit, causing it to potentially drift off course and fall. The New Glenn launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the morning of the 19th. The rocket's first and second stages separated successfully, with the first stage landing as planned on a recovery ship in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the rocket's second stage continued towards the intended orbit with the AST Space Mobile's "Bluebird" 7 satellite. AST Space Mobile announced that the second stage placed the Bluebird 7 satellite in a lower orbit than expected. Despite successfully separating from the rocket and initiating operation, the satellite is unable to maintain normal orbit due to the low altitude, and it is expected to drift off course and fall. The satellite's losses are expected to be covered by insurance. Bluebird 7 is the eighth low Earth orbit mobile direct-to-phone satellite planned by AST Space Mobile, and is a crucial part of their development of a satellite-based cellular broadband network. The company plans to launch approximately every one to two months this year, aiming to deploy around 45 satellites in orbit by the end of the year. This mission marks the third launch of the New Glenn rocket and the first use of a refurbished first stage by Blue Origin. However, Blue Origin noted that all 7 engines on the first stage used for this mission have been replaced, while engines from previous missions will be used in future flights.