New Glenn is aheavy-lift launch vehicle developed byBlue Origin, named afterNASA astronautJohn Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. It flew to space on its maiden flight on January 16, 2025.
| Flight No. | Date and time (UTC) | Booster[a] | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing |
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| 1 | January 16, 2025 07:03[1] | GS1-7E01 So You're Telling Me There's a Chance[2] | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Ring Pathfinder[3] | Unknown | MEO | Blue Origin | Success | Failure (Jacklyn) |
| Maiden/demonstration flight of New Glenn, designated NG-1, carrying theBlue Ring Pathfinder[3]. FirstNational Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn.[4] The January 13 launch was scrubbed due to problems with the rocket. The second stage made it to orbit, but the first stage was lost and failed to land.[5] | |||||||||
| 2 | November 13, 2025 20:55 | GS1-7E02-1 Never Tell Me The Odds[6] | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | ESCAPADE (2 spacecraft) and a payload fromViasat | 1,070 kg (2,360 lb)[7] | Sun-Earth L2 toAreocentric | NASA | Success | Success (Jacklyn) |
| SecondNational Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn, designated NG-2, carrying the ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission for NASA as part of their low-costSIMPLEx program, aiming to investigate Mars'magnetosphere and a technology demonstration payload from Viasat. New Glenn deployed two spacecraft on a direct interplanetary trajectory. NASA paid Blue Origin about $20 million for the launch.[8] Delayed from October 13, 2024; it was originally intended to be launched on the debut flight of New Glenn.[4] A launch attempt on November 9, 2025 was scrubbed due to weather conditions, with a future launch date scheduled for November 12.[9] This was delayed a day further due to a solar storm.[10] First successful first stage landing for New Glenn.[11] | |||||||||
Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date.
| Date and time (UTC) | Booster[a] | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026[12] | GS1-7E02-2 Never Tell Me The Odds[12] | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | BlueBird FM2 / BlueBird 7[13] | 6,100 kg (13,400 lb)[14] | LEO | AST SpaceMobile |
| Expected to be the third New Glenn flight, designated NG-3. First launch of anAST SpaceMobile Block 2 BlueBird satellite on New Glenn to expand cellular broadband satellite constellation.[15] Multi-launch contract was signed in November 2024.[16] First planned reflight of a New Glenn first stage.[17] | ||||||
| 2026[18] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Moon MK1-101[19] | 21,715 kg (47,873 lb)[20] | TLI | NASA (CLPS) |
| Will carry aBlue Moon Mark 1 lander, planned to make a landing on the Moon. During the mission Blue Moon will carry a payload called Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS), as part of a task order from NASA'sCommercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, awarded in July 2024.[21][22][23] | ||||||
| 2026[18] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | LeoSat x TBD (LN-01) | Unknown | LEO | Amazon (Amazon Leo) |
| First launch ofAmazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) satellites on New Glenn to expand LEO internet constellation. Amazon Leo was also founded by Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos; however, the two companies are not directly connected. In 2022, former Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith stated that New Glenn would carry 61 satellites in a single mission[24]. In 2025, journalistEric Berger reported a capacity of 49 satellites per launch.[18] | ||||||
| 2026[18] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Elytra Mission 1 and others[25] | Unknown | LEO | NRO & others |
| NRO Responsive Space Mission, carrying Firefly's Elytraorbital transfer vehicle and Xtenti's FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser. Originally planned to launch onFirefly Alpha fromSLC-2W atVandenberg, but was moved to New Glenn following the failure of "Message in a Booster" in April 2025.[26][27] | ||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Booster[a] | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late 2027[28] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 | Unknown | TLI | NASA (CLPS) |
| Will carry theVIPER rover,[29] which was previously cancelled in 2024.[30] | ||||||
| 2028[31] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | U.S. Space Force |
| Blue Origin, as the Requirement 3 provider is projected to be awarded sevenNSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 missions starting in Order Year 2.[32] | ||||||
| 2030[33] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander | Unknown | LEO[34] | NASA (Artemis)[35] |
| SustainingHLS uncrewed lunar demo forArtemis V. | ||||||
| 2030[33] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander | Unknown | LEO[34] | NASA (Artemis)[35] |
| SustainingHLS crewed lunar demo forArtemis V. | ||||||
| 2033[36] | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander | Unknown | Unknown | NASA (Artemis) |
| The agency expects Blue Origin to deliver a lunar surface habitat no earlier than fiscal year 2033 using a cargo version of its crewed human lander.[36] | ||||||
| TBD | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Eutelsat[37] |
| Eutelsat now says it has no specific launch date slated for New Glenn, stating: “New Glenn is part of our portfolio of launch options and will be activated based on our future needs taking into consideration industry conditions at the time. Our launch contract with Blue Origin for a Eutelsat unspecified satellite on a New Glenn rocket is still current. It will help to diversify options for access to space.”[38] | ||||||
| TBD | Unknown | Cape Canaveral,LC‑36 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Telesat[39] |
| Telesat signed a multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin in 2019 for deployment of their LEO constellation.[39] As of 2023, no specific launches under the agreement had been announced, although Telesat continues to retain launch optionality on New Glenn.[40] | ||||||
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