Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket: NG-1 Flight Profile
Blue Origin has announced that New Glenn's inaugural NG-1 launch will be no earlier than Thursday, January 16, 2025. The three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC).
In this flight profile video, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Following separation, the first stage autonomously descends to a landing platform located several hundred miles downrange in the Atlantic. Next, the two BE-3Us ignite, propelling the second stage into space.
"Blue Origin has several New Glenn vehicles in production and a full customer manifest. Customers include NASA, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, AST SpaceMobile, several telecommunications providers, and a mix of U.S. government customers."
About New Glenn
New Glenn stands more than 320 feet (98 meters) high and features a seven-meter payload fairing, enabling twice the volume of standard five-meter class commercial launch systems. Its reusable first stage aims for a minimum of 25 missions and will land on Jacklyn, a sea-based platform located several hundred miles downrange. Reusability is integral to radically reducing cost-per-launch.
The vehicle is powered by seven of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines, the most powerful liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled, oxygen-rich staged combustion engine ever flown. LNG is cleaner-burning and higher-performing than kerosene-based fuels, and the seven BE-4s generate over 3.8 million lbf of thrust. The vehicle’s second stage is powered by two BE-3Us, liquid oxygen (LOX)/liquid hydrogen (LH2) engines designed to together yield over 320,000 lbf of vacuum thrust.
In addition to the BE-4 and BE-3U, Blue Origin manufactures BE-7 engines for our Blue Moon lunar landers and New Shepard’s BE-3PM engine.
Learn more: https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn
Duration: 3 minutes, 14 seconds
Release Date: Jan. 13, 2025
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