July 19, 2020 9:58 pm

Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)

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Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:58 UTC
Window Close 21:58 UTC
Lift Off Jul 19, 2020 · 21:58 UTC
Launch Facility Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Target Orbit Heliocentric N/A
Payload Overview
Customer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Payload Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
Rocket H-IIA
Destination Heliocentric N/A
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:58 UTC
Window Close 21:58 UTC
Lift Off Jul 19, 2020 · 21:58 UTC
Launch Facility Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Target Orbit Heliocentric N/A
Payload Overview
Customer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Payload Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
Rocket H-IIA
Destination Heliocentric N/A
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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