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New Glenn | Maiden Flight
New Glenn | Maiden Flight launched on Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 AM UTC — a Blue Origin mission.
Launch SuccessfulBlue Origin
Lifted offNET Jan 2025
NET Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 AM UTC
Live coverage
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Mission profile
The flight at a glance
New GlennVehicle
Blue OriginProvider
Launch Complex 36APad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USALocation
Test FlightMission type
Medium Earth OrbitOrbit
Flight sequence
Mission timeline
Key events from liftoff — ignition, staging, separation and deployment — with their times relative to T0.
- Stage 2 LH2 LoadT- 04:30:00
- Stage 1 LOX LoadT- 04:00:00
- Stage 2 LOX LoadT- 04:00:00
- Stage 1 LNG LoadT- 03:30:00
- Webcast liveT- 01:00:00
- Prop Load CompleteT- 01:00:00
- Weather CheckT- 00:20:00
- Ready PollT- 00:10:00
- Terminal CountT- 00:04:00
- Tank PressT- 00:02:30
- Internal PowerT- 00:01:30
- Water DelugeT- 00:00:20
- StartupT- 00:00:20
- IgnitionT- 00:00:06
- LiftoffT+ 00:00:00
- Max-QT+ 00:01:39
- MECOT+ 00:03:10
- Stage 2 SeparationT+ 00:03:12
- SES-1T+ 00:03:23
- Kármán LineT+ 00:03:46
- Fairing SeparationT+ 00:03:49
- Entry Burn StartupT+ 00:07:17
- Entry Burn ShutdownT+ 00:07:45
- Stage 1 Landing BurnT+ 00:08:52
- Stage 1 LandingT+ 00:09:28
- SECO-1T+ 00:12:51
- Payload Power OnT+ 00:13:51
- SES-2T+ 00:57:42
- SECO-2T+ 00:58:58
- Stage 2 Orientation ManeuverT+ 01:59:18
- Mission EndT+ 05:50:58
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for New Glenn to Medium Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 15:00
SimulatedRepresentative New Glenn ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Maiden Flight
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.
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Good to know
Frequently asked
What time does New Glenn | Maiden Flight launch?
New Glenn | Maiden Flight is scheduled to lift off Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 07:03 AM UTC.
Where can I watch New Glenn | Maiden Flight?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching New Glenn | Maiden Flight?
New Glenn | Maiden Flight is an Blue Origin mission flying on a New Glenn.
Where does New Glenn | Maiden Flight launch from?
It lifts off from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.