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贝索斯旗下蓝色起源公司实现火箭复用里程碑，但卫星未能入轨

当地时间10月8日，杰夫·贝索斯创立的蓝色起源公司成功使用一枚此前已执行过任务的可重复使用火箭“新格伦号”，将一颗商业卫星送入太空，实现了该公司在火箭一级助推器复用技术上的首次突破。然而，此次发射任务最终未能完全成功——卫星因未能进入预定轨道而面临报废。

发射于美国佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角太空军基地进行。被命名为“永不告诉我几率”的一级助推器在升空后成功返回大西洋上的海上平台着陆，这是该助推器的第二次成功回收，现场团队一片欢呼。蓝色起源创始人贝索斯随后在社交媒体发布了着陆视频以示庆祝。

但数小时后，任务的主要客户AST SpaceMobile公司发布声明称，其“蓝鸟7号”卫星因火箭上面级问题，被部署在了一个低于计划的轨道上。虽然卫星成功分离并通电，但轨道高度过低，无法依靠自身推进器维持运行，即将离轨销毁。该公司表示，卫星成本预计将通过保险获得赔付。

这是“新格伦号”大型轨道级火箭的第三次发射，也是其首次遭遇任务失败。此次发射原本旨在将“蓝鸟7号”卫星部署入轨，以增强AST SpaceMobile旨在为普通智能手机提供直连卫星宽带服务的星座。该公司计划在2026年底前拥有约45颗卫星，并与AT&T、威瑞森等电信运营商合作提供商业服务。

尽管卫星部署失利，此次任务仍标志着蓝色起源在可重复使用火箭技术这一关键竞争领域取得了实质性进展。长期以来，SpaceX在该领域占据领先地位，其通过助推器回收复用大幅降低了发射成本。如今，蓝色起源也证明了其具备同类技术能力。

当前，卫星直连设备服务正成为太空宽带业务的新兴热点赛道。SpaceX已与T-Mobile合作布局，而亚马逊近期宣布收购卫星运营商Globalstar并与苹果合作，旨在加强其相关服务。蓝色起源此次发射虽遇挫折，但其在火箭复用上的成功演示，预示着该领域的商业与技术竞争将日趋激烈。

中文翻译：

杰夫·贝索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助推器复用。但此次发射也标志着"新格伦"火箭的首次任务失败。

这枚编号为"别跟我谈概率"的一级助推器在大西洋浮动平台上成功实现第二次着陆，引发蓝色起源团队阵阵欢呼。然而数小时后，AST太空移动公司确认其"蓝鸟7号"卫星未能进入预定轨道。

这家总部位于得克萨斯州的企业在新闻稿中声明："由于运载火箭上面级问题，蓝鸟7号卫星被送入低于计划的轨道。虽然卫星已完成分离并启动电源，但现有轨道高度过低，星载推进器技术无法维持运行，即将启动离轨程序。卫星成本预计将通过公司保险政策获得赔付。"

火箭于美国东部时间上午7时25分从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角太空军基地的36号发射台升空。这枚二次使用的助推器去年11月曾执行首次飞行任务，将NASA的"逃逸"探测器送往火星。蓝色起源佛罗里达团队对其进行了回收翻修，以用于本次发射。

直播画面显示助推器平稳降落在名为"杰奎琳"的回收船上——该命名旨在致敬贝索斯的母亲。任务控制中心、华盛顿州肯特市总部以及得州与阿拉巴马州分部的工作人员欢呼声此起彼伏。"再次欢迎归来，'别跟我谈概率'号，"发射评论员塔比瑟·利普金说道，"能再次说出这句话真是太好了。"贝索斯随后在社交媒体发布了着陆视频片段以示庆祝。

这是蓝色起源轨道级"新格伦"火箭的第三次发射。2025年1月的首飞任务曾将有效载荷送入轨道，测试了"蓝环"太空机动平台的通信控制系统。当时名为"你说还有机会"的首枚助推器回收尝试未能成功。

今日助推器回收成功后，任务重点转向部署"蓝鸟7号"卫星。原定于升空75分钟后进行的部署推迟了约一小时，蓝色起源在X平台发布状态报告称："已确认有效载荷分离，AST太空移动公司确认卫星已启动。有效载荷被送入非预定轨道。"数小时后AST公司发表声明，承认卫星必须离轨。

"蓝鸟7号"本应加入AST星座的其他七颗卫星行列，其中包括"蓝行者"原型卫星。该系列卫星旨在为普通智能手机提供天基直连蜂窝宽带服务。AST公司表示仍计划在2026年底前部署约45颗卫星，通过与多家发射服务商合作，预计平均每1-2个月进行一次发射。

AST总裁兼首席战略官斯科特·维斯涅夫斯基上月透露，当星座规模达到45-60颗卫星时，公司将能在初始市场启动商业服务，通过与美国电话电报公司、威瑞森等无线网络运营商合作提供服务。星链直连设备服务正成为卫星宽带领域快速发展的前沿阵地，SpaceX早在2022年就与T-Mobile达成合作协议，目前正在升级其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卫星运营商全球星，并与苹果合作增强直连设备服务，此举预计将推动亚马逊低轨卫星宽带网络的发展——这个星链竞争对手计划今年启动商业服务。在火箭可复用技术领域，长期领先的SpaceX正面临日益激烈的竞争。尽管"蓝鸟7号"任务遭遇挫折，但今日发射证明蓝色起源同样具备了火箭复用能力。

本文已根据蓝色起源与AST太空移动公司关于"蓝鸟7号"的最新状态报告进行更新。

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.
It was also New Glenn’s first launch failure.
The first-stage booster — nicknamed “Never Tell Me the Odds” — made its second successful touchdown on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean, drawing cheers from the Blue Origin team. But hours later, AST SpaceMobile said that its BlueBird 7 satellite was not deployed into its intended orbit.
“BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle,” the Texas-based company said in a news release. “While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its onboard thruster technology and will [be] deorbited. The cost of the satellite is expected to be recovered under the company’s insurance policy.”
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.”
Bezos celebrated the achievement by posting a video clip of the landing on social media:
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 an update.
“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.
AST followed up several hours later with its own statement acknowledging that the satellite would have to be deorbited.
BlueBird 7 was meant to join seven other satellites in AST’s constellation, including a prototype BlueWalker satellite. The BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver cellular broadband connectivity directly from space to standard smartphones.
AST SpaceMobile said it still plans to have about 45 satellites in its constellation by the end of 2026. It expects to conduct a launch every one or two months on average, supported by agreements with multiple launch providers.
Scott Wisniewski, AST’s president and chief strategy officer, told PCMag last month that the company could begin commercial service in its initial markets once 45 to 60 satellites are in orbit. AST SpaceMobile’s services would be provided through partnerships with AT&T, Verizon and other wireless networks.
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 BlueBird 7, today’s launch demonstrated that Blue Origin is able to leverage rocket reusability as well.
This report has been updated with status reports from Blue Origin and AST SpaceMobile about BlueBird 7.