EscaPADE

EscaPADE
Mission type	Mars orbiter
Website	escapade.ssl.berkeley.edu
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Blue and Gold
Manufacturer	Rocket Lab
Power	Solar panels
Start of mission
Launch date	29 September 2024 (planned)
Rocket	New Glenn
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-36
Contractor	Blue Origin
	Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program ← Lunar Trailblazer

Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) is a planned spacecraft mission to Mars consisting of two spacecraft known as Blue and Gold.^[2]^[3] The mission, expected to launch in September 2024, is part of NASA's SIMPLEx program.^[4] In May 2024, it was announced the spacecraft reached substantial completion.^[5]

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^ Sanders, Robert (2021-08-23). "'Blue' and 'Gold' satellites headed to Mars in 2024". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". NSSDC. NASA. Retrieved 2023-02-11. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Foust, Jeff (13 April 2023). "ESCAPADE confident in planned 2024 New Glenn launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ @RocketLab (May 1, 2024). "This spacecraft is going to Mars" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via Twitter.

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[2] Sanders, Robert (2021-08-23). "'Blue' and 'Gold' satellites headed to Mars in 2024". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

[nssdc-3] "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". NSSDC. NASA. Retrieved 2023-02-11. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[sn-20230413-4] Foust, Jeff (13 April 2023). "ESCAPADE confident in planned 2024 New Glenn launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[5] @RocketLab (May 1, 2024). "This spacecraft is going to Mars" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via Twitter.

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