New Glenn NG-1 - First Flight
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New Glenn NG-1 - First Flight

Provider

Blue Origin

Rocket

New Glenn

Launch Date

Monday, January 13, 2025

Launch Time

2:03 AM EST

Location

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Duration

6 hours 22 minutes

Mission Overview

The historic maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone in commercial spaceflight. This heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle successfully reached orbit on its first attempt, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder technology demonstrator.

Payload

Blue Ring Pathfinder

Target Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Mission Highlights

Historic first flight

Successful orbital insertion

New era for Blue Origin

Fun Facts! 🤔

1

New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth!

2

The rocket is as tall as a 32-story building!

3

Blue Origin spent over 10 years developing this rocket.

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Mission Statistics

19,000 km

Maximum Altitude

14,400 km/h

Maximum Speed

38,000 km

Distance Traveled

2

Orbits Completed

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