New Glenn
ActiveBlue Origin's heavy-lift orbital rocket. 98 meters tall with a reusable first stage, capable of delivering payloads to low Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, and beyond.
Total Flights
2
Orbital missions
Mission Success
100%
2 of 2 flights
Booster Landings
1
Recovered first stages
Upcoming
1
Planned missions
Booster Tracker
New Glenn's first stage is designed to land and fly again — like SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster. Flight 2 (October 2025) marked the first time an orbital booster outside SpaceX was recovered and reused.
NG-001
First flight: January 16, 2025
Last flight
Oct 2025
Turnaround
270 days
Mission History
New Glenn Flight 3
Upcoming2026-Q2
Payload
TBD
Customer
TBD
Third flight of New Glenn. Expected to reuse booster NG-001 for the second time.
New Glenn Flight 2
SuccessOctober 13, 2025
Payload
Project Kuiper satellites
Customer
Amazon
Second New Glenn flight and first booster recovery. Booster NG-001 successfully landed on the drone ship 'Jacklyn' in the Atlantic Ocean, making New Glenn the first rocket outside SpaceX Falcon 9 family to achieve orbital-class booster reuse. Deployed early Project Kuiper broadband satellites.
New Glenn Flight 1
SuccessJanuary 16, 2025
Payload
Blue Origin test payload
Customer
Blue Origin
Inaugural orbital flight of New Glenn. Vehicle reached orbit successfully, but booster landing attempt in the Atlantic Ocean was unsuccessful. First orbital rocket from Blue Origin.