Before Blue & Gold make their way to Mars, let’s run it back to how we built these spacecraft in-house for a dedicated science mission with @NASA and @ucbssl.
This is our tech currently on orbit for the @escapade_mars mission👇
Get ready: Trans-Mars Injection incoming.
Our two spacecraft - Blue & Gold - will slingshot Earth and shoot for Mars in four days.
The @escapade_mars mission for @NASA & @ucbssl is preparing for TMI – a critical maneuver in this epic interplanetary mission.
Blue’s engine burn scheduled: Saturday 7th November
Gold’s engine burn scheduled: Monday 9th November
Learn more about ESCAPADE here: https://t.co/KFKcU5L3V7
We've officially launched Electron 99 times.
It took us seven years to reach 50. Now, just two years later, we're closing in on 100.
Highlights from today's mission for @QPS_Inc :
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅20th mission of the year
✅99th Electron mission overall
✅10th launch for iQPS with 100% mission success
$ASTS and $T just completed a seamless handoff from a cell tower to a BlueBird satellite using $NOK network equipment.
Great example of how BlueBird can function like another cell site on AT&T's existing network paving way for satellite broadband on everyday smartphones.
Mission success! Repeat customer @QPS_Inc has made contact with its latest QPS-SAR satellite following their tenth ride on Electron.
We are proud to be the primary launcher for the Japan-based Earth imaging company's commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation.
Up next: Our 100th Electron launch.