New Glenn | Maiden Flight

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New Glenn | Maiden Flight

Launch probability: 40%

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.

Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit

Rocket: New Glenn · Provider: Blue Origin

Launch pad

Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)