LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sun Jul 19 2020

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(9:58 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(9:58 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:58 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

H-IIA 202

Description:

H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Planetary Science
Hope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. It's an orbiter which will study Martian atmosphere and climate with the help of 3 science instruments: Emirates Exploration imager (EXI), Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS), and Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIR). These instruments were designed and built in collaboration with University of Colorado, University of California and Arizona State University. Hope is planned to arrive to Mars in February 2021 and has an expected lifetime of 2 years.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Tanegashima, Japan

Pad

Osaki Y LP1