The day is almost upon us when Blue Origin will launch its heaviest rocket New Glenn. The liftoff is scheduled during a 2.5-hour window opening at 1:15 AM IST on November 10 (2:45 PM EST, Nov 9) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The primary payload is NASA’s ESCAPADE mission which will investigate how and why Mars lost its atmosphere billions of years ago.
NG-2 is vertical at LC-36.
One step closer to Mars! pic.twitter.com/vo5v8D61Rc— Dave Limp (@davill) November 8, 2025
When and where to watch live?
The launch will take place when the 2.5-hour launch window opens at 1:15 AM. A couple of hours would give the mission team some time to troubleshoot any issue that may arise on launch day. The launch can get delayed by a few minutes or even an hour beyond 1:15; but crossing the 150-minute mark may result in the mission being scrubbed for the day.
The live webcast of the event is scheduled to begin 45 minutes prior to liftoff on Blue Origin’s website. It will also share live updates of the launch on its X profile.
New Glenn ready for second flight
The ESCAPADE mission will be New Glenn’s second to date since its debut in January. The 321 feet (98 metres) tall rocket is the second largest launch vehicle in existence [after SpaceX’s Starship] and it’s carrying two payloads to orbit – the other being a Viasat satellite for NASA’s Communications Services Project.
On Sunday, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted a picture of the rocket at the Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral. Company founder Jeff Bezos has also shared a footage of the rocket going vertical at the pad.
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 8, 2025
Apart from successfully launching the payloads, Blue Origin has another monumental task ahead – landing the New Glenn booster at sea. It has deployed an autonomous droneship named Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean where the booster will descend after separating from the second stage. It attempted the landing on its debut flight as well but failed because the booster was lost after stage separation.
ALSO READ: Like SpaceX, Blue Origin Eyes Landing New Glenn Booster During ESCAPADE Launch
The ESCAPADE mission
ESCAPADE, or Escape Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the world’s first mission to study Mars with two satellites. These satellites named Blue and Gold, which were built by Rocket Lab, will orbit Mars for 11 months after arriving there in September 2027. During the entire course of the mission, they will study the interaction between the solar wind and Mars’ hybrid magnetosphere.
NASA hopes that the data may provide insights into how planets lose their atmosphere over time and how it affects habitability.
ALSO READ: ESCAPADE: Why It May Be NASA’s Most Important Mars Mission In Years
