List of New Glenn launches

New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by Blue Origin, named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. It flew to space on its maiden flight on January 16, 2025.

Statistics

Rocket configurations

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Launch outcomes

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  •   Loss before launch
  •   Loss during flight
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Booster landings

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  •   LPV failure
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  •   No attempt

Past launches

2025

Future launches

Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date.

2026

Date and time (UTC) Booster[a] Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer
March 2026[18] GS1-7E02-2
Never Tell Me The Odds[19] 		Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 BlueBird FM2 / BlueBird 7[20] 6,100 kg (13,400 lb)[21] LEO AST SpaceMobile
Announced as the third New Glenn flight, designated NG-3[19]. First launch of an AST SpaceMobile Block 2 BlueBird satellite on New Glenn to expand cellular broadband satellite constellation.[22] Multi-launch contract was signed in November 2024.[23] The satellite will be deployed to a 460 km low Earth orbit at an inclination of 50°.[24] First planned reflight of a New Glenn first stage.[25]
Q2 2026[26] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Blue Moon MK1-101[27] 21,715 kg (47,873 lb)[28] TLI NASA (CLPS)
Will carry a Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, planned to make a landing on the Moon. The lander will be deployed into a 185 km x 1550-1800 km low Earth orbit with an inclination of 28.5°.[29] 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's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, awarded in July 2024.[30][31][32]
2026[33] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 LeoSat x TBD (LN-01) Unknown LEO Amazon (Amazon Leo)
First launch of Amazon 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[34]. In 2025, journalist Eric Berger reported a capacity of 49 satellites per launch.[33]
2026[35] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 BlueBird Block 2 x TBD Unknown LEO AST SpaceMobile
Second launch of AST SpaceMobile Block 2 BlueBird satellites on New Glenn to expand cellular broadband satellite constellation.[22] Multi-launch contract was signed in November 2024.[23]
2026[33] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Elytra Mission 1 and others[36] Unknown LEO NRO & others
NRO Responsive Space Mission, carrying Firefly's Elytra orbital transfer vehicle and Xtenti's FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser. Originally planned to launch on Firefly Alpha from SLC-2W at Vandenberg, but was moved to New Glenn following the failure of "Message in a Booster" in April 2025.[37][38] Hosted payloads include CubeSats from various research entities as part of ELaNa 42: DARLA (Saint Louis University), OrCa2 (Georgia Tech), R5-S3 (NASA), R5-S5 (NASA), TechEdSat-16 (NASA), and VSCP-1B (Virginia Tech).

2027 and beyond

Date and time (UTC) Booster[a] Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer
Late 2027[39] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Blue Moon MK1-102[40] Unknown TLI NASA (CLPS)
Will carry the VIPER rover,[41] which was previously cancelled in 2024.[42]
2028[43] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Unknown Unknown Unknown U.S. Space Force
Blue Origin, as the Requirement 3 provider is projected to be awarded seven NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 missions starting in Order Year 2.[44]
2030[45] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander Unknown LEO[46] NASA (Artemis)[47]
Sustaining HLS uncrewed lunar demo for Artemis V.
2030[45] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander Unknown LEO[46] NASA (Artemis)[47]
Sustaining HLS crewed lunar demo for Artemis V.
2033[48] 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.[48]
TBD Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Unknown Unknown Unknown Eutelsat[49]
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."[50]
TBD Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Unknown Unknown Unknown Telesat[51]
Telesat signed a multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin in 2019 for deployment of their LEO constellation.[51] As of 2023, no specific launches under the agreement had been announced, although Telesat continues to retain launch optionality on New Glenn.[52]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c A hyphen followed by a number indicates the flight count. For example, GS1‑7E02‑1 and GS1‑7E02‑2 represent the first and second flights of booster GS1‑7E02, Never Tell Me The Odds. Boosters without a hyphen were expended on their first flight. Additionally, missions where boosters are making their first flight are shown with a mint-colored   background.

See also

References

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