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| colspan="9" |Second [[National Security Space Launch]] demonstration flight for New Glenn, carrying the ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission for NASA as part of their low-cost [[Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration|SIMPLEx]] program, aiming to investigate Mars' [[magnetosphere]] and a technology demonstration payload from Viasat.[{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2025-11-13 |title=New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster |url=https://spacenews.com/new-glenn-launches-nasas-escapade-mars-mission-lands-booster/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}] New Glenn deployed two spacecraft to a loiter orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 [[Lagrange point]]. The upper stage was placed into a heliocentric [[Graveyard orbit|disposal orbit]]. NASA paid Blue Origin about $20 million for the launch.[{{Cite news |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=April 25, 2024 |title=NASA planning September launch of Mars smallsat mission on first New Glenn |url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-planning-september-launch-of-mars-smallsat-mission-on-first-new-glenn/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |work=[[SpaceNews]]}}] Delayed from October 13, 2024; ESCAPADE was originally intended to be launched on the debut flight of New Glenn. A launch attempt on November 9, 2025 was scrubbed due to weather conditions, with a future launch date scheduled for November 12.[{{cite news |last=Warren |first=Haygen |date=9 November 2025 |title=Blue Origin scrubs launch of ESCAPADE on second New Glenn mission |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/11/ng-2-escapade-launch/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |website=NASASpaceflight.com}}] This was delayed a day further due to a solar storm.[{{Cite web |date=2025-11-12 |title=NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to 'highly elevated solar activity' |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/11/11/live-coverage-blue-origin-targets-nov-12-new-glenn-launch-following-weekend-weather-scrub/ |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=Spaceflight Now}}] First successful first stage landing for New Glenn.[{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Tariq |last2=Dinner |first2=Josh |date=2025-11-13 |title=Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-lands-huge-new-glenn-rocket-booster-for-1st-time-after-acing-mars-escapade-launch-for-nasa |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Space}}] |
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| colspan="9" |Second [[National Security Space Launch]] demonstration flight for New Glenn, carrying the ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission for NASA as part of their low-cost [[Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration|SIMPLEx]] program, aiming to investigate Mars' [[magnetosphere]] and a technology demonstration payload from Viasat.[{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2025-11-13 |title=New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster |url=https://spacenews.com/new-glenn-launches-nasas-escapade-mars-mission-lands-booster/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}] New Glenn deployed two spacecraft to a loiter orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 [[Lagrange point]]. The upper stage was placed into a heliocentric [[Graveyard orbit|disposal orbit]]. NASA paid Blue Origin about $20 million for the launch.[{{Cite news |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=April 25, 2024 |title=NASA planning September launch of Mars smallsat mission on first New Glenn |url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-planning-september-launch-of-mars-smallsat-mission-on-first-new-glenn/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |work=[[SpaceNews]]}}] Delayed from October 13, 2024; ESCAPADE was originally intended to be launched on the debut flight of New Glenn. A launch attempt on November 9, 2025 was scrubbed due to weather conditions, with a future launch date scheduled for November 12.[{{cite news |last=Warren |first=Haygen |date=9 November 2025 |title=Blue Origin scrubs launch of ESCAPADE on second New Glenn mission |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/11/ng-2-escapade-launch/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |website=NASASpaceflight.com}}] This was delayed a day further due to a solar storm.[{{Cite web |date=2025-11-12 |title=NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to 'highly elevated solar activity' |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/11/11/live-coverage-blue-origin-targets-nov-12-new-glenn-launch-following-weekend-weather-scrub/ |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=Spaceflight Now}}] First successful first stage landing for New Glenn.[{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Tariq |last2=Dinner |first2=Josh |date=2025-11-13 |title=Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-lands-huge-new-glenn-rocket-booster-for-1st-time-after-acing-mars-escapade-launch-for-nasa |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Space}}] |
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|April 19, 2026 11: 25[{{Cite web |date=2026-04-16|title=AST SpaceMobile Announces BlueBird 7 Launch Date of Sunday, April 19, Invites Retail Investors to Attend Live Launch Event at Cape Canaveral|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260416181082/en/AST-SpaceMobile-Announces-BlueBird-7-Launch-Date-of-Sunday-April-19-Invites-Retail-Investors-to-Attend-Live-Launch-Event-at-Cape-Canaveral|access-date=2026-04-16|website=Business Wire}}] |
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|6,100 kg (13,448 lb)[ name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Haygen |date=2026-04-18 |title=New Glenn set to launch on third mission, reuse booster for the first time |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/04/ng-3-launch/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}] |
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|6,100 kg (13,448 lb)[{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Haygen |date=2026-04-18 |title=New Glenn set to launch on third mission, reuse booster for the first time |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/04/ng-3-launch/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}] |
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| colspan=" 9" | First commercial mission with a private customer. First launch of an [[AST SpaceMobile]] Block 2 BlueBird satellite on New Glenn to expand cellular broadband satellite constellation. [{{Cite web |title=AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Services Agreements to Enable Continuous Space-Based Cellular Broadband Service Coverage for the United States, Europe, Japan, the U.S. Government, and Other Strategic Markets Globally |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241114979308/en/AST-SpaceMobile-Announces-Launch-Services-Agreements-to-Enable-Continuous-Space-Based-Cellular-Broadband-Service-Coverage-for-the-United-States-Europe-Japan-the-U.S.-Government-and-Other-Strategic-Markets-Globally?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=November 14, 2024 |language=en-US}}] Multi-launch contract was signed in November 2024. [{{Cite web |title=AST SpaceMobile Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket to Deliver Next-Generation BlueBird Satellites to Space |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ast-spacemobile-selects-blue-origin-new-glenn |access-date=November 14, 2024 |language=en-US}}] The satellite was deployed to a {{cvt|460|km}} [[low Earth orbit]] at an inclination of 49.4°. [{{Cite web |title=ICFS Application Summary - ICFS Portal |url=https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/icfs?id=ibfs_application_summary&number=SAT-STA-20260302-00103 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=fccprod.servicenowservices.com}}][{{Cite web |date=2026-04-17 |title=Blue Origin on X: "Here’s a glimpse of the New Glenn-3 flight profile. |url=https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2045224220251115947 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=X}}] First launch of a reused New Glenn first stage , previously flying on [[ESCAPADE]] in November 2025. [{{cite news |last1=Berger |first1=Eric |date=22 January 2026 |title=Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/ |access-date=22 January 2026 |publisher=Ars Technica}}] |
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| rowspan="2" |April 19, 2026 10: 45[{{Cite web |date=2026-04-16] |title=AST SpaceMobile Announces BlueBird 7 Launch Date of Sunday, April 19, Invites Retail Investors to Attend Live Launch Event at Cape Canaveral |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260416181082/en/AST-SpaceMobile-Announces-BlueBird-7-Launch-Date-of-Sunday-April-19-Invites-Retail-Investors-to-Attend-Live-Launch-Event-at-Cape-Canaveral |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Business Wire}} |
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| colspan=" 6" | Announced as the third New Glenn flight. First launch of an [[AST SpaceMobile]] Block 2 BlueBird satellite on New Glenn to expand cellular broadband satellite constellation. [{{Cite web |title=AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Services Agreements to Enable Continuous Space-Based Cellular Broadband Service Coverage for the United States, Europe, Japan, the U.S. Government, and Other Strategic Markets Globally |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241114979308/en/AST-SpaceMobile-Announces-Launch-Services-Agreements-to-Enable-Continuous-Space-Based-Cellular-Broadband-Service-Coverage-for-the-United-States-Europe-Japan-the-U.S.-Government-and-Other-Strategic-Markets-Globally?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=November 14, 2024 |language=en-US}}] Multi-launch contract was signed in November 2024. [{{Cite web |title=AST SpaceMobile Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket to Deliver Next-Generation BlueBird Satellites to Space |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ast-spacemobile-selects-blue-origin-new-glenn |access-date=November 14, 2024 |language=en-US}}] The satellite will be deployed to a {{cvt|460|km}} [[low Earth orbit]] at an inclination of 49.4°. [{{Cite web |title=ICFS Application Summary - ICFS Portal |url=https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/icfs?id=ibfs_application_summary&number=SAT-STA-20260302-00103 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=fccprod.servicenowservices.com}}][{{Cite web |date=2026-04-17 |title=Blue Origin on X: "Here’s a glimpse of the New Glenn-3 flight profile. |url=https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2045224220251115947 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=X}}] First planned reflight of a New Glenn first stage. [{{cite news |last1=Berger |first1=Eric |date=22 January 2026 |title=Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/ |access-date=22 January 2026 |publisher=Ars Technica}}] |
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