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New Glenn
.jpg) The inaugural launch of New Glenn, on 16 January 2025 | |
| Function | Heavy-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Project cost | At least US$2.5 billion[1] |
| Cost per launch | US$68–110 million[2][3] |
| Size | |
| Height | 98 m (322 ft)[4] |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Mass | 45,000 kg (99,000 lb)[5][6] |
| Payload to GTO | |
| Mass | 13,600 kg (30,000 lb)[5][6] |
| Payload to TLI | |
| Mass | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb)[7] |
| Associated rockets | |
| Comparable | |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral, LC‑36 Vandenberg, SLC‑9 (future) |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Success(es) | 1 |
| Landings | 0 / 1 attempt |
| First flight | 16 January 2025 |
| Type of passengers/cargo | |
| First stage – GS1 | |
| Height | 57.5 m (189 ft) |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Powered by | 7 × BE-4 |
| Maximum thrust | 17,100 kN (3,850,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 190 seconds[8] |
| Propellant | LOX / CH4 |
| Second stage – GS2 | |
| Height | 23.4 m (77 ft) |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Powered by | 2 × BE-3U |
| Maximum thrust | 1,540 kN (346,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 644 seconds[8] |
| Propellant | LOX / LH2 |
New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by the American company Blue Origin. The rocket is designed to have a partially reusable, two-stage design with a diameter of 7 meters (23 ft). The first stage is powered by seven BE-4 engines, while the second stage relies on two BE-3U engines, all designed and built in-house by Blue Origin. It launches from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, with future missions planned from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 9.
Development of New Glenn began prior to 2013 and was officially announced in 2016. The rocket is named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. The inaugural vehicle was unveiled on the launch pad in February 2024. Its maiden flight took place on 16 January 2025, carrying a prototype Blue Ring spacecraft, marking the first launch from LC-36 since NROL-23 in 2005. This mission served as the first of several demonstration launches required to be certified for use by the National Security Space Launch program.
Similar to Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket, used for space tourism, the New Glenn's first stage is designed to be reusable and land on a barge called Landing Platform Vessel 1. As of January 2025, New Glenn has not achieved a booster landing. In 2021, the company launched Project Jarvis, an initiative aimed at making the second stage reusable as well.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (30 March 2019). "Blue Origin Studying Repurposing of New Glenn Upper Stages". Space.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Sheetz, Michael (5 April 2022). "Amazon signs massive rocket deal with 3 firms, including Bezos' Blue Origin, to launch internet satellites". CNBC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Bogaisky, Jeremy. "With New Glenn Launch, Bezos Looks To Break Musk's Stranglehold On Space". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Inside look at the New Glenn 7 meter fairing". youtube.com. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
aw20161012was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Foust, Jeff (7 March 2017). "Eutelsat first customer for Blue Origin's New Glenn". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Performance Website - Home". elvperf.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Foust, Jeff (11 January 2025). "A timeline for the Blue Origin New Glenn launch, scheduled for Sunday between 1-4am EST". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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