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The rocket launched from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Thursday at 3:54 PM Eastern Time. About 35 minutes after liftoff, the satellites separated from the rocket.
The EscaPADE (Escape, Plasma Acceleration, and Dynamics Explorers) probes, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, are expected to enter Mars orbit in September 2027. The mission aims to create the first three-dimensional map of Mars' magnetic fields, upper atmosphere, and ionosphere.
One of the mission's goals is to examine how the solar wind interacts with local magnetic structures and the thin atmosphere of Mars. Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a global magnetic field or a thick atmosphere.
During the launch, the first reusable stage of the New Glenn rocket, after separating from the rest of the vehicle, successfully completed its first controlled vertical landing on the Jacklyn platform in the Atlantic.
source: reuters.com
The EscaPADE (Escape, Plasma Acceleration, and Dynamics Explorers) probes, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, are expected to enter Mars orbit in September 2027. The mission aims to create the first three-dimensional map of Mars' magnetic fields, upper atmosphere, and ionosphere.
One of the mission's goals is to examine how the solar wind interacts with local magnetic structures and the thin atmosphere of Mars. Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a global magnetic field or a thick atmosphere.
During the launch, the first reusable stage of the New Glenn rocket, after separating from the rest of the vehicle, successfully completed its first controlled vertical landing on the Jacklyn platform in the Atlantic.
source: reuters.com
