Comments on: New Glenn 3 flight profile https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/04/18/new-glenn-3-flight-profile/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:01:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BuckGalaxy https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/04/18/new-glenn-3-flight-profile/#comment-54840 BuckGalaxy Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:30:13 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=108696#comment-54840 The satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, but the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will be de-orbited. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, but the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will be de-orbited.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/04/18/new-glenn-3-flight-profile/#comment-54839 BuckGalaxy Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:51:50 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=108696#comment-54839 ...its payload, the huge Bluebird 7 mobile phone satellite, is in the wrong orbit. It's unclear how bad it is, but it's certainly not good. Seems very unlikely Bluebird 7 will be able to operate as planned from the wrong orbit. This is bad news for Blue Origin but not a show stopper. This is only the third launch, and failures are to be expected and can be learned from. I remember reading something about robotic probes being developed that could latch onto old satellites and de-orbit them. I would think the same thing could be used to boost something like Bluebird 7 into its proper orbit? …its payload, the huge Bluebird 7 mobile phone satellite, is in the wrong orbit. It’s unclear how bad it is, but it’s certainly not good. Seems very unlikely Bluebird 7 will be able to operate as planned from the wrong orbit. This is bad news for Blue Origin but not a show stopper. This is only the third launch, and failures are to be expected and can be learned from.

I remember reading something about robotic probes being developed that could latch onto old satellites and de-orbit them. I would think the same thing could be used to boost something like Bluebird 7 into its proper orbit?

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