Orbital launch vehicle
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.
Flights flown330 scheduled
Success rate66.7%2/3
Payload to LEO45,000kg
Maiden flight2025-01-16
Peak year20264 flights
New Glenn is built by Blue Origin of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 16 January 2025.
Flight record
66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed
2025peak 2026 · 4 flights2026
First flight2025-01-16
Latest flight2026-04-19
Failures1
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround156d 14h
Landing record
66.7% landings recovered2 of 3 flown · 1 failed
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 45,000kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 13,000kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 98m |
| Diameter | 7m |
| Liftoff thrust | 17,126kN |
| Maiden flight | 2025-01-16 |
| Reusable | Yes |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit29Mars Orbit2Geostationary Transfer Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1
Compare
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | New Glenn | BlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2025-11-13 | New Glenn | EscaPADE | Launch Complex 36A | Mars Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-16 | New Glenn | Maiden Flight | Launch Complex 36A | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| TBD | New Glenn | Blue Ring-1 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Blue Moon Pathfinder | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Blue Origin HLS LEO Demo | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 & VIPER | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Mars Telecommunications Orbiter | Launch Complex 36A | Mars Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-13) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-03) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-08) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-12) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-17) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-06) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-16) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-22) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-07) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-24) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-04) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-14) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-19) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-02) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-21) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-20) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-15) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-10) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-23) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-18) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-11) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-05) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-09) | Launch Complex 36A | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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