Head to head
New Glenn vs Proton-M Briz-M
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
Side by side
| Metric | New Glenn | Proton-M Briz-M |
|---|---|---|
| Flights flown | 3 | 68 |
| Success rate | 66.7% | 91.2% |
| Payload to LEO (kg) | 45,000 | 21,000 |
| Payload to GTO (kg) | 13,000 | 4,500 |
| Liftoff thrust (kN) | 17,126 | 10,000 |
| Length (m) | 98 | 53 |
| Diameter (m) | 7 | 7.4 |
| Stages | 2 | 4 |
New Glenn
66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed
2025peak 2026 · 4 flights2026
Proton-M Briz-M
91.2% success rate62 of 68 flown · 6 failed
2001peak 2013 · 9 flights2023
New Glenn is built by Blue Origin of the United States (company profile on Space Index).Proton-M Briz-M is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia (company profile on Space Index).
Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: New Glenn · Proton-M Briz-M.
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.