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H-IIA 202 | Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H-IIA 202 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 43rd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,975th orbital launch attempt

July 19, 2020Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jul 19, 21:58Jul 19, 21:58 UTC

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Hope (Emirates Mars 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.

Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

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Pad — Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

57 launches from this pad · 98 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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