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.
The total thrust of the two BE-3Us that power New Glenn’s upper stage will increase from 320,000 pounds of force to 400,000 pounds of force over the next few missions.
Starting with NG-3, a series of upgrades to the New Glenn launch system will be phased in.
The upgrades to the New Glenn launch system will enhance reliability.
Blue Origin announced the upcoming super-heavy class rocket New Glenn 9×4 with a larger 8.7-meter fairing.
This second successful New Glenn launch will contribute to rocket certification for national security space launches.
Blue Origin is planning to upgrade its New Glenn rocket and announced plans for an upcoming super-heavy version of the rocket.
New Glenn's booster landing demonstrates Blue Origin's capability for reusable rockets.
Blue Origin plans to use New Glenn for missions to Earth's orbit and eventually to the Moon.
The upgrades to the New Glenn launch system aim to increase launch cadence.
The current version of New Glenn, New Glenn 7×2, has a 7-meter fairing and is designed to launch 45 metric tons to LEO and 13 metric tons to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
New Glenn is taller and more powerful than SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and can carry a greater amount of payload to orbit.
The second New Glenn mission was launched a week ago.
NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon and may utilize New Glenn.
New Glenn 9×4 is designed to launch over 70 metric tons to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and over 14 metric tons direct to Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO).
The fully reusable New Glenn first stage was welcomed back to the Space Coast.
The expected pink discoloration on New Glenn indicates that it will become more pink with each flight.
New Glenn's tanks appear cleaner compared to Falcon 9's tanks.
There is visible pink discoloration on the COMET thermal protection system on New Glenn's aft module and fins.
The reuse of the New Glenn booster confirms that Blue Origin is solidifying a structured industrial process aimed at increasing the number of annual missions.
The reuse of the New Glenn booster is key to the competitiveness of the rocket.