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Satellite signatures of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral, Florida

By Scott Bachmeier •

Multi-panel display showing all 16 ABI spectral bands of GOES-19, from 0046-0201 UTC on 29 May [click to play MP4 animation]

During “static fire” pre-launch testing of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida just after sunset on 28 May 2026, a malfunction caused a significant explosion (which occurred around 0100 UTC on 29 May).  The cloud that resulted from this explosion exhibited a distinct cold signature in GOES-19 (GOES-East) ABI spectral bands 07-16, as it drifted east-northeast away from the Florida coast.

Categories: GOES-19, Rocket signatures