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Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
H-IIA · Planetary Science
2020Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center
Mission
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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Mission Facts
- Provider
- MHI
- Rocket
- H-IIA
- Orbit
- Helio-N/A
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2