New Glenn
SuccessMaiden Flight · Blue Origin
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 06:00 UTC – Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 09:00 UTC
Provider
Blue Origin
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Maiden Flight
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype Blue Ring payload tug and payload hoisting platform, consisting of communications array, power systems, and a flight computer affixed to a secondary payload adapter ring, remaining attached to the 2nd stage. This launch will serve as New Glenn's first National Security Space Launch certification flight. Target orbit is 2400 x 19300 km at 30° inclination.
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