Blue Origin — next launch, schedule & where to watch
Next Blue Origin launch: New Glenn Blue Ring-1, in 11 weeks, targeting Dec 30, 2026, 7:00 PM Eastern. Full schedule below.
Jeff Bezos’s spaceflight company, flying the orbital New Glenn rocket and the suborbital New Shepard.
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Upcoming Blue Origin launches
- New Glenn | Blue Ring-1 In 11 weeks
- New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01) In 11 weeks
- New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 In 11 weeks
Most often launches from: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
About Blue Origin
Blue Origin was founded in 2000 and flies the suborbital New Shepard vehicle on short up-and-down hops and the heavy-lift orbital New Glenn rocket. New Glenn is designed with a reusable first stage and targets large commercial and government payloads.
New Glenn launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida, so its missions are visible along Florida’s Space Coast and, for the largest launches at favorable times, across a wide swath of the Southeast.
Rockets: New Glenn
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Where to watch Blue Origin launches
- Port Canaveral, FL, about 6 mi from the pad; look northeast.
- Cocoa Beach, FL, about 11 mi from the pad; look north-northeast.
- Merritt Island, FL, about 12 mi from the pad; look northeast.
- Rockledge, FL, about 15 mi from the pad; look northeast.
- Titusville, FL, about 19 mi from the pad; look east-southeast.
- Satellite Beach, FL, about 20 mi from the pad; look north.
Blue Origin launch viewing FAQ
When is the next Blue Origin launch?
The next Blue Origin launch is New Glenn Blue Ring-1, currently targeting Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC / Dec 30, 2026, 7:00 PM Eastern / Dec 30, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. Dates slip often; this page is rebuilt daily with the latest schedule, or set a free alert to get the final time.
Where does New Glenn launch from?
New Glenn launches from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Is New Shepard the same as New Glenn?
No. New Shepard is a small suborbital rocket for short crewed and research flights, launched from West Texas. New Glenn is a much larger orbital rocket launched from Florida.