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New Glenn
New Glenn is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, 98 m tall, 45,000 kg to low Earth orbit, 2 stages.
| Operator | Blue Origin · Kent, Washington |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2025 |
| Height | 98 m |
| Diameter | 7 m |
| Liftoff mass | 1,450 t |
| Liftoff thrust | 17,100 kN |
| Stages | 2 |
| Payload to LEO | 45,000 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 13,600 kg |
| Engines | 7 × BE-4 · 2 × BE-3U |
| Propellant | Liquid methane / LOX (stage 1) · LH2 / LOX (stage 2) |
| Reuse | First stage, landed on a ship |
| Launch sites | LC-36, Cape Canaveral |
A 7-metre fairing, the widest flying, which matters more than the payload number for large telescopes and constellation stacks.
About Blue Origin
Bezos-funded, deliberately slow, and now flying a heavy-lift reusable booster and building a lunar lander to go with it. Founded 2000. Official site.