Well folks, time for another go at Blue Origin’s first orbital launch attempt!

Blue Origin stood down from a launch attempt earlier this week due to ice forming in a purge line on an auxiliary power unit.

Scheduled for UTC	2025-01-16 07:03
Scheduled for (local)	2025-01-16 02:03 (EST)
Launch site	LC-36, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Launch provider	Blue Origin
Launch vehicle	New Glenn (GS1-SN001)
Landing	Jacklyn droneship
Payload	DarkSky-1 Blue Ring Pathfinder
Mission success criteria	Successful insertion of New Glenn upper stage and payload into Medium Earth Orbit
Bonus goal	Landing of booster on droneship

Livestreams

Stream	Link
Blue Origin	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXysNxbGdCg
NASASpaceflight	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmOwYOO1G4
Spaceflight Now	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-27UPcCiH08
Space Affairs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oyvhGApv0
The Launch Pad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF6SoKX1VGU
Everyday Astronaut	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqW1OjVepCk

Stats

• 1st New Glenn mission
• 1st orbital launch attempt for Blue Origin
• 1st Blue Origin launch of 2025, 29th launch overall

Mission info

• Blue Origin mission page
• NextSpaceflight mission page

Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype DarkSky-1 Blue Ring Pathfinder, consisting of communications array, power systems, and a flight computer affixed to a secondary payload adapter ring, remaining attached to the 2nd stage. This launch will serve as New Glenn’s first National Security Space Launch certification flight.

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