Head to head

Falcon 9 vs New Glenn

Two vehicles in the same payload class. Every figure below comes from the same two sources for both rockets, and a row appears only when both publish the input.

Payload to low Earth orbit

Relative

Falcon 9: 22,800 kg

New Glenn: 45,000 kg

Side by side

8 comparable figures

The highlighted value wins the row. Rows where neither direction is better, like length or stage count, highlight nothing.

Metric	Falcon 9	New Glenn
Flights flown	697	3
Success rate	99.4%	66.7%
Payload to LEO (kg)	22,800	45,000
Payload to GTO (kg)	8,300	13,000
Liftoff thrust (kN)	7,607	17,126
Length (m)	70	98
Diameter (m)	3.65	7
Stages	2	2

Falcon 9

Flight record

99.4% success rate693 of 697 flown · 4 failed

2010peak 2025 · 165 flights2026

Maiden flight 2018-05-11. Still flying.

New Glenn

Flight record

66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed

2025peak 2026 · 4 flights2026

Maiden flight 2025-01-16. Still flying.

Falcon 9 is built by SpaceX of the United States (company profile on Space Index).New Glenn is built by Blue Origin of the United States (company profile on Space Index).

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Falcon 9 · New Glenn.

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.