Mission description
Fifth flight for Blue Origin. The NS-5 mission successfully landed the core stage and tested a capsule landing with one parachute cut.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
New Shepard | NS-5
June 19, 2016 at 3:15 PM UTC
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Launch details
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June 19, 2016 at 3:15 PM UTC
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West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA · 31.4229, -104.7571
- Rocket
- New Shepard
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- June 19, 2016 at 3:15 PM UTC
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- June 19, 2016 at 3:15 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 9:48 AM UTC
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New Shepard
Height
15 m
Diameter
3.7 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
37
Launch complex
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.
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