Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| 2027 | 0 | 5 |
| 2028 | 0 | 8 |
| 2029 | 0 | 11 |
| 2030 | 0 | 14 |
| 2031 | 0 | 18 |
| 2032 | 0 | 22 |
| 2033 | 0 | 24 |
| 2034 | 0 | 24 |
| 2035 | 0 | 24 |
| 2036 | 0 | 24 |
| 2037 | 0 | 24 |
| 2038 | 0 | 24 |
| 2039 | 0 | 24 |
| 2040 | 0 | 24 |
| 2041 | 0 | 24 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Glenn 7x2 | LEO | 45,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Blue Origin New Glenn vehicle page |
New Glenn 7x2 | GTO | 13,600 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Blue Origin New Glenn vehicle page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceMobile-007 Mission | New Glenn 7x2 | Apr 19, 2026 |
| ESCAPADE | New Glenn 7x2 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Blue Ring Pathfinder Mission | New Glenn 7x2 | Jan 16, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant |
|---|
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
New Glenn 7x2 | Not stated | 3 | Active |
2 launch locations represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 3 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2026 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 0 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2027 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 5 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2027 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 0 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2028 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 8 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2028 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 0 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2029 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2029 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 1 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2030 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 12 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2030 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 2 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2031 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 14 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2031 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 4 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2032 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2032 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 6 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2033 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2033 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 8 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2034 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2034 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 8 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2035 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2035 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 8 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2036 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2036 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 8 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
| 2037 | Space Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 16 | 50% | New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, fa... |
| 2037 | Space Launch Complex 14, Vandenberg Space Force Base (South Vandenberg AFB, California) | 8 | 45% | Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a... |
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn 7x2 |
| TLI |
| 7,000 kg |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
| Wikipedia New Glenn (citing Blue Origin official specs) |
| Announced |
|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. |
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn has reached multiple flights by 2026 but is still in early ramp. Base discounts 8-12/year aspiration and reaches 16/year only after booster reuse, factory flow, and cust...
Vandenberg SLC-14 is included because Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue final lease process, but greenfield heavy/super-heavy construction creates a multi-year ramp.
New Glenn's GS2 is being transported to LC-36 in preparation for its upcoming hotfire.
Blue Origin has transitioned from a test project to a product with New Glenn.
The New Glenn 9×4 is designed for missions requiring substantial additional capacity and performance.
Blue Origin plans to develop a 'Block 2' variant of the New Glenn rocket to increase payload performance.
The New Glenn 9×4 will feature a larger 8.7-meter fairing to accommodate bulkier payloads.
Blue Origin's New Glenn demonstrates engineering management capabilities that can extend to lunar lander development.
The New Glenn 9×4 targets a payload capacity of over 70 metric tons to low-Earth orbit and over 14 metric tons direct to geosynchronous orbit.
Investing $2 billion in New Glenn at $200 million per launch can deliver greater payloads and capabilities for lunar missions.
The propulsion enhancements will benefit customers manifested on New Glenn for various missions, including low-Earth orbit and lunar missions.
Blue Origin is introducing a new super-heavy class rocket variant named New Glenn 9×4.
New Glenn is expected to carry a payload to the Moon on its third flight.
Blue Origin's New Glenn has completed a successful test campaign similar to Saturn V.
New Glenn confirmed its operational portfolio, including first stage recovery, on its second successful flight.
New Glenn 9x4 or Falcon Heavy may be considered for future lunar missions.
The total thrust of the two BE-3Us powering New Glenn’s upper stage will increase from 320,000 lbf to 400,000 lbf.
A Blue Ring pathfinder mission launched early in 2023 on the first New Glenn mission.
Rocket Lab built both spacecraft, which launched on November 13 on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Blue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, announced an upgrade plan for its New Glenn rocket, naming the new model 'New Glenn 9×4' for its configuration of nine engines in the first stage and four in the upper stage.
New Glenn 9×4 features an 8.7-meter fairing and can launch over 70 tons to low Earth orbit (LEO), over 14 tons to geostationary orbit (GEO), and over 20 tons to lunar transfer orbits.
Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn 9×4 alongside the current New Glenn 7×2 to provide more launch options for megaconstellation construction, lunar and deep space exploration, and U.S. government needs related to missile warning and defense initiatives like 'Golden Dome'.