New Glenn | Maiden Flight

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Blue Origin (Commercial)
• Rocket: New Glenn — New Glenn family

Mission

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.

• Type: Test Flight
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 36A
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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