Emirates Mars Mission

The UAE Space Agency’s Hope Mars Mission was launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’s H-IIA F42 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 19 July 2020, at 21:58:14 UTC (20 July, at 06:58:14 Japan Standard Time - JST). The Hope Probe (مسبار الأمل) was developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates and is designed to study the atmosphere of Mars.
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UAE Space Agency(UAESA)/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
H-IIA F42 launches the Hope spacecraft
H-IIA F42 launches Emirates Mars Mission (EMM)

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A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA rocket launched the UAE's Mars orbiter Hope from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on July 19, 2020. (July 20 - Japan Standard Time).

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Watch Live streaming for the launch of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 42 (H-IIA F42). The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42 will carry aboard Emirates Mars Mission's (EMM) Hope probe, developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates.

Launch Date: July 20, 2020
Launch Window: 6:58:14 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST)
Reserved Launch Period: July 21 through August 13, 2020
Location: Yoshinobu Launch site at the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center

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Live Launch of the Emirates Mars Mission” Hope Probe” from the Tenaghashima Space Centre in Japan.
The Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe, the first Arab interplanetary mission, has been developed by the UAE. The Hope Probe will be the first spacecraft to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers when it reaches the red planet’s orbit in 2021. It will help answer key questions about the global Martian atmosphere and the loss of hydrogen and oxygen gases into space over one Martian year.

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The first Arab interplanetary mission reached its transfer orbit and deployed its solar panels. It's now on its way to Mars.

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