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This updated maiden flight target follows the recent Space Force decision to not select New Glenn for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Or, we don't really have a customer.

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They have actual customers signed up to launch their satellites on New Glenn [0][1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn#Launch_service_custo...

[1] (german) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn#Geplante_Starts

Both Telesat's Lightspeed and Amazon's Kuiper are planning on launching very large constellations on New Glenn, so those two alone represent a lot of launches.

It looks like the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement (LSP) contract that Blue Origin refer to was awarded in August 2020 (six months ago).

https://www.afrc.af.mil/News/Article/2305576/space-force-awa...

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