Launch date is scheduled for August 2024. It will be the first time that Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has been used but as the contract only worth $79 million, NASA is prepared to take the risk.
The mission is called ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers).
The satellites weigh about half a ton each. New Glenn, which is 320 feet high with a 23-foot diameter can lift a payload of 45 metric tons. Its first launch was planned four years ago.
