Launch
Blue Origin
New Glenn | Maiden Flight
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Mission
Maiden Flight
Test Flight
Medium Earth Orbit
Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype Blue Ring payload tug and payload hoisting platform, consisting of communications array, power systems, and a flight computer affixed to a secondary payload adapter ring, remaining attached to the 2nd stage. This launch will serve as New Glenn's first National Security Space Launch certification flight. Target orbit is 2400 x 19300 km at 30° inclination.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Location
America/New_York
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Rocket
New Glenn
The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 3m
Length: 82.0m
Diameter: 7.0
First Flight: Jan. 16, 2025
Total launch count: 1
Successful launches: 1
Pending launches: 4
Consecutive successful launches: 1
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 45000kg
Attempted landings: 1
Failed landings: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 13000kg
Manufacturer
Blue Origin
Commercial
USA
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
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CEO: Jeff Bezos
New Shepard | New Glenn
Agency
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
Details
CEO: Jeff Bezos
2000
New Shepard | New Glenn
Total launch count: 33
Successful launches: 32
Consecutive successful launches: 10
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 4
Successful landings: 30
Failed landings: 3
Attempted landings: 33
Consecutive successful landings: 4