UAE’s ‘Hope or Emirates Mars Mission’ was launched heading for Mars.
A rocket carrying a Mars Hope Explorer developed at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai took off. The historical event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Founding of the UAE.
It is expected to travel 493.5 million kilometres over 9 months to reach orbit around Mars in 2021. It will stay 20,000 to 40,000 Km above Mars and orbit the planet every 55 hours.
The H2A rocket carrying the Hope Explorer lifted off from Tanogashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Successfully launched by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
- UAE’s First Mission to Mars
- First Arab nation reaching for the Stars
- First Middle East nation’s Mission to the Mars
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Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRAES (U.A.E)