Maiden Flight
New Glenn · Blue Origin · Cape Canaveral SFS
- Launch (UTC)
- Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 UTC
- Outcome
- Launched successfully
- Rocket
- New Glenn
- Provider
- Blue Origin
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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.