Maiden Flight

Overview

Destination: Unknown
Mission: Test Flight

Unknown Launch Complex 36A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GS1-SN001 - Jacklyn

Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype Blue Ring payload tug and payload hoisting platform, in addition to serving as New Glenn's first National Security Space Launch certification flight.

Updates

hitura-nobad • Sept. 6, 2024, 7:01 p.m.

Added launch.


New Glenn

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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.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    82.0 m
  • Diameter
    7.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    7.0 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    17100.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    New Glenn
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    New Glenn
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    45000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    13000.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


GS1-SN001


Type: Core
Flight Proven: No

Landing Information

The New Glenn first stage booster will attempt to land on LPV1 Jacklyn after its flight.

Landing Attempt Confirmed

Blue Origin

Blue Origin

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CEO: Jeff Bezos Founded: 2000 Successes: 25 Failures: 1 Pending: 5

Agency Type:

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.

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