内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2026/blue-origin-uses-a-recycled-rocket-to-launch-satellite-for-ast-spacemobile/

内容总结：

美国蓝色起源公司于今日成功使用一枚曾执行过任务的"新格伦"火箭助推器将卫星送入太空，这是该公司首次实现复用火箭发射。火箭于美东时间上午7时25分从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角太空军基地升空，助推器在发射后精准降落在名为"杰克琳"的海上回收平台，这是该枚被命名为"永不言败"的助推器继去年11月执行NASA火星探测任务后第二次成功回收。

然而本次任务出现意外：原定由火箭第二级部署的AST SpaceMobile公司"蓝鸟7号"卫星未能进入预定轨道。蓝色起源在发射两小时后的声明中确认卫星已分离并通电，但处于"非预定轨道"，目前正在评估具体情况。

此次发射是"新格伦"火箭的第三次轨道级任务，标志着蓝色起源在火箭复用技术领域取得实质性进展。尽管面临卫星部署异常，此次成功回收进一步验证了该公司降低发射成本的技术路径。

当前卫星直连手机服务正成为太空互联网竞争新焦点。AST SpaceMobile计划与AT&T和Verizon合作在今年晚些时候启动商业服务，而SpaceX与亚马逊等科技巨头也已在该领域展开布局。此次发射的"蓝鸟"系列卫星正是为实现智能手机直连太空宽带网络而设计。

随着蓝色起源成功掌握火箭回收技术，长期以来由SpaceX主导的可重复使用火箭领域正迎来新的竞争者。尽管本次卫星部署出现波折，但火箭助推器的成功回收仍被视为蓝色起源商业化进程中的重要技术突破。

中文翻译：

杰夫·贝佐斯旗下的蓝色起源太空公司今日使用一枚曾执行过任务的"新格伦"火箭助推器将卫星送入太空，这是该公司首次实现此类任务。

在圆满完成第二次发射后，这枚编号为"永不言败"的一级助推器再次成功降落在大西洋的浮动平台上。但蓝色起源表示，AST太空移动公司的"蓝鸟7号"卫星未能进入预定轨道。

发射两小时后，蓝色起源在X平台发布状态报告称："我们已确认有效载荷分离。AST太空移动公司确认卫星已通电。但有效载荷被置于非预定轨道。我们正在评估情况，获得详细信息后将及时更新。"

火箭于美国东部时间上午7:25（太平洋时间凌晨4:25）从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角太空军基地的36号发射台升空。这枚二次使用的助推器去年11月执行首次飞行任务，将美国宇航局的"逃逸"探测器送往火星。蓝色起源的佛罗里达团队对该助推器进行回收整修后用于今日发射。

蓝色起源今日成功复现了回收操作。网络直播画面显示，助推器平稳降落在名为"杰奎琳"的回收船上——该命名旨在向贝佐斯的母亲致敬。可以听到佛罗里达任务控制中心、华盛顿州肯特市公司总部，以及得克萨斯州和亚拉巴马州前哨站团队成员们的欢呼声。

发射评论员塔比瑟·利普金表示："再次欢迎归来，'永不言败'。能再次说出这句话真好。"

这是蓝色起源轨道级"新格伦"火箭的第三次发射。2025年1月的首次发射将有效载荷送入轨道，测试了蓝色起源"蓝环"太空移动平台的通信控制系统。该公司曾尝试回收那枚绰号"奇迹再现"的任务助推器，但首枚助推器遗憾错失回收机会。

今日助推器成功回收后，任务重点转向主要目标：从火箭第二级部署蓝鸟7号卫星。原定于发射后1小时15分钟进行的部署，因蓝色起源推迟一小时发布更新而备受关注——且更新未明确卫星是否可挽救。

若蓝鸟7号得以挽救，将加入AST太空移动公司在轨的六颗卫星星座。蓝鸟系列卫星旨在实现从太空直接向标准智能手机提供蜂窝宽带连接。

AST太空移动公司计划到2026年底将星座规模扩大至60颗卫星，并拟于今年晚些时候与AT&T和威瑞森合作启动商业卫星服务。

直连设备通信正成为卫星宽带服务快速发展的前沿领域。SpaceX率先入局：2022年与T-Mobile达成直连设备协议，并正在升级星链卫星网络以满足蜂窝用户需求。

上周亚马逊宣布将收购路易斯安那州的卫星运营商全球星，并与苹果合作增强直连设备服务。该交易预计将推动亚马逊低轨卫星宽带网络发展——这个星链竞争对手计划今年启动商业服务。

火箭可重复使用是SpaceX长期领先但如今竞争加剧的另一技术领域。回收复用助推器的能力对SpaceX降低发射成本战略至关重要。尽管卫星状态出现意外，今日发射仍证明蓝色起源同样具备火箭复用能力。

本报道已根据蓝色起源关于蓝鸟7号卫星的状态报告进行更新。

英文来源：

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture used a previously flown New Glenn rocket booster to send a satellite into space today, marking a first for the company.
After it aced its second launch, the first-stage booster — nicknamed “Never Tell Me the Odds” — made yet another successful touchdown on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. However, Blue Origin said AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite was not deployed into its intended orbit.
“We have confirmed payload separation. AST SpaceMobile has confirmed the satellite has powered on. The payload was placed into an off-nominal orbit,” Blue Origin said in a status report posted to X more than two hours after launch. “We are currently assessing and will update when we have more detailed information.”
The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:25 a.m. ET (4:25 a.m. PT). The twice-used booster made its first flight last November when it launched NASA’s Escapade probes on a mission to Mars. Blue Origin’s Florida team recovered and refurbished the booster for today’s launch.
Blue Origin executed the same maneuver today. The webcast showed the booster settling down to a touchdown on the landing craft, which was christened Jacklyn as a tribute to Bezos’ mother. Team members could be heard cheering at Mission Control in Florida, at the company’s headquarters in Kent, Wash., and at other outposts in Texas and Alabama.
“Welcome back once again, Never Tell Me the Odds,” launch commentator Tabitha Lipkin said. “It’s good to say that twice.”
This was the third launch for Blue Origin’s orbital-class New Glenn rocket. The first liftoff in January 2025 sent a payload into orbit to test the communication and control systems for Blue Origin’s Blue Ring space mobility platform. Blue Origin tried to recover the booster that was used for that mission, nicknamed “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,” but that first booster missed its chance.
After today’s successful booster touchdown, the focus shifted to the mission’s primary objective: deploying BlueBird 7 from the rocket’s second stage. That was due to take place an hour and 15 minutes after liftoff, but it took an hour longer for Blue Origin to issue its update — which stopped short of saying whether the satellite can be saved.
If BlueBird 7 can be salvaged, it would join six other satellites in Texas-based AST SpaceMobile’s constellation. The BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver cellular broadband connectivity directly from space to standard smartphones.
AST SpaceMobile aims to have up to 60 satellites in its constellation by the end of 2026. The company is planning to start providing commercial satellite service in partnership with AT&T and Verizon later this year.
Direct-to-device connectivity is shaping up as a fast-moving frontier for satellite broadband services. SpaceX was the first to enter the fray: It struck a D2D deal with T-Mobile in 2022 and is ramping up its Starlink satellite network to accommodate the needs of cellular subscribers.
Last week, Amazon announced that it will acquire Globalstar, a Louisiana-based satellite operator, and will partner with Apple to beef up D2D services. That deal is expected to give a boost to the Amazon Leo satellite broadband network, a Starlink competitor that’s due to begin commercial service this year.
Rocket reusability is another technological realm where SpaceX has long been a leader but is now facing heightened competition. The ability to recover and reuse rocket boosters plays a huge part in SpaceX’s strategy to drive down launch costs. Despite the unwelcome news about the satellite’s status, today’s launch demonstrated that Blue Origin is able to leverage rocket reusability as well.
This report has been updated with Blue Origin’s status report about BlueBird 7.