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NS-16

Name: NS-16 launch
Start: 2021-07-20T13:12:00+00:00
End: 2021-07-20T13:12:00+00:00
Location: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

New ShepardBlue OriginWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 · 01:12 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

First crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

PayloadNS-16

OrbitSuborbital

CustomerBlue Origin

Stages1

PadWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Global range

Latitude: 31.423°N
Longitude: 104.757°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

01:12 PM UTC - 01:12 PM UTC

Vehicle

New Shepard

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The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbi...

Height15 m

LEO Payload0 kg

Launches46

Successes39

Provider

Blue Origin

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USA • Founded 2000

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing t...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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