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New Glenn

Blue Origin · New Glenn · IN SERVICE

New Glenn is a reusable launch vehicle built by Blue Origin. It stands 98.0 m tall, lifts 45,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 16 January 2025. It has flown 3 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 66.7%. Its next flight is New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01) for Blue Origin, no earlier than 2026.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height98.0 m
Diameter7.0 m
Payload to LEO45,000 kg
Payload to GTO13,000 kg
Maiden flight16 January 2025
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful2
Failed1
Success rate66.7%
Landing attempts3
Landing success66.7% (2)
Scheduled30

About 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.

Upcoming flights

The next 12 of 30 scheduled. Full schedule

New Glenn in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Astronaut John Glenn and news media representatives during tour of Cape
Astronaut John Glenn and news media representatives during tour of CapeNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
ESCAPADE Unloading
ESCAPADE UnloadingNASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
ESCAPADE Unloading
ESCAPADE UnloadingNASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has New Glenn flown?
3 times, with 2 successes and 1 failures. Another 30 flights are scheduled.
What is New Glenn's success rate?
66.7%. That's 2 successful flights out of 3 attempts. Its landings have succeeded 66.7% of the time, across 3 attempts.
When is the next New Glenn launch?
New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01), flown by Blue Origin. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Launch Complex 36A.
How much can New Glenn lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists New Glenn at 45,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 13,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is New Glenn reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists New Glenn as reusable, with 2 successful recoveries from 3 attempts. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.