Blue Origin announced the launch date for New Glenn's third mission, slated to launch no earlier than Sunday, April 19, 2026, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window will be open from 6:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. EDT / 10:45 – 12:45 UTC. Live launch coverage on BlueOrigin.com will start 30 minutes prior to launch.

New Glenn lifts off from Launch Complex 36. Following separation, the first stage autonomously descends toward Jacklyn, a landing platform located several hundred miles downrange in the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the two BE-3U engines ignite, propelling New Glenn’s second stage into space. The fairing separates and AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite will deploy to low Earth orbit. After completion of the mission profile, the second stage will be safed and disposed via controlled ocean reentry, which is compliant with the U.S. Government’s Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices.