Blue Ring-1

New Glenn · Blue Origin

NET December 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

Blue Origin is launching Blue Ring-1 on a New Glenn from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. It is a space situational awareness mission heading to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

At a glance
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload
Blue Ring-1
Mission type
Space Situational Awareness
Rocket
New Glenn
Provider
Blue Origin
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A

The first mission of Blue Ring, Blue Origin's all-in-one, high-powered hybrid solar electric and chemical propelled spacecraft, will test the spacecraft's operations in Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), as well as subsequent operations after reaching Geostationary Orbit (GEO). It will carry one of Scout Space's flagship next-generation space domain awareness (SDA) Owl sensors, which is designed to enhance real-time tracking, characterization, and assessment of space objects by integrating advanced optical sensing, onboard artificial intelligence-driven processing, and autonomous decision-making capabilities to deliver domain-wide intelligence in space in support of the U.S. Space Force’s space control mission set. Blue Ring will also carry Optimum Technologies (OpTech)'s next-generation Caracal optical payload, which is designed to provide actionable insights on resident space objects and orbital activity and includes onboard image storage, object detection algorithms, and passive thermal control. The payload is designed to operate flexibly across dynamic orbits over a year-long mission profile. Several internal Blue Origin payloads will also be hosted.

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  1. OCT 10 · 3:34 PM UTC
    Added launch (see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8X0ExqpdJo).
    Launch Library note·Source

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Schedule confidence

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Launch site
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle
New Glenn
Provider
Blue Origin
Orbit
GTO
Payload
Blue Ring-1
Status
To Be Determined
Vehicle height
98 m
Liftoff thrust
17,126 kN
Vehicle type flights
3
Vehicle type success rate
66.7%

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