New Glenn Upper Stage Fails, BlueBird 7 Lost, Space Brief 20 Apr 2026
New Glenn's upper stage malfunctioned April 19, stranding AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7; the satellite is lost. Vulcan may fly without solid boosters.
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED (270337)
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NORAD ID
270337
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Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:13:36 GMT
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90.16°
Right Ascension
7.87°
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65.12°
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110.35 min
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13.05 rev/day
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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
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1 T0337U 26185.25944759 .00001149 00000+0 35274-2 0 9997
2 T0337 90.1554 7.8683 0032592 65.1162 295.3346 13.04910519244569
Source: Celestrak
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Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
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