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NEW GLENN · BLUE ORIGIN · 2026-04-19

BlueBird Block 2 #2Test Flight

Partial New Glenn LEO
Partial
Outcome
payload deploy
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36A
LEO
Target Orbit
Target orbit
1
Payloads
Individual payloads

VEHICLE & REUSE

VehicleNew Glenn
VariantNew Glenn
OperatorBlue Origin
Booster IDNG-3
Booster Flight1
Booster RecoveryAttempted

See the full vehicle reliability curve →

SUBSYSTEM OUTCOMES

Booster Recovery Skipped
No recovery attempt on NG-2
Source →
Communication Link FailureHIGH
Telemetry dropout ~90s after liftoff
Source →
Main Engine Success
Nominal BE-4 ascent
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Payload Deploy PartialMEDIUM
Deployed to off-nominal orbit
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Insurance-grade per-subsystem outcomes. Absence of a row means "not reported" (not "success") — the extractor never fabricates.

PAYLOAD BREAKDOWN

Payload Operator Type Mass (kg) Orbit
BlueBird Block 2 #2 Communications LEO

Insured value: not disclosed (Seradata subscription required).

RECOVERY OPERATIONS

Booster RecoveryAttempted
Booster IDNG-3
Reuse Count0
Landing MethodsASDS, expendable

ARTICLE CITATIONS

METHODOLOGY

Launch metadata is sourced from the LL2 manifest, NextSpaceflight, FAA AST, and company disclosures. Subsystem outcomes are extracted from primary-source articles by a local Gemma model — outcomes are never fabricated; absence of a row means "not reported". See the full methodology page and the data licensing terms.

Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against operator investigation reports.