Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
Launched
July 19, 2020
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on July 19, 2020. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 43rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,975th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). Misabar Al'Amal, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 253 km orbit inclined 30.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Hope Mars Mission: Live LaunchHope Mars Mission
- Live streaming for the launch of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42Hope Mars Mission
- Live streaming for the launch of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42Hope Mars Mission
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 28th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 43rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,975th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Misabar Al'Amal · NORAD 45918 · 2020-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AL-AMAL (HOPE)
- Object ID
- 2020-047A
- Epoch
- 2020-07-19 22:09:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12219793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00075
- Inclination
- 30.347°
- Ascending node
- 309.5833°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.9°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.9°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Helio-N/A. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Misabar Al'Amal · NORAD 45918 · left Earth orbit July 20, 2020
H-2A F42 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit July 20, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
49th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 82nd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) launch?
Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) launched on July 19, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)?
Coverage: Hope Mars Mission: Live Launch; Live streaming for the launch of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42; Live streaming for the launch of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.42. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) reach?
Misabar Al'Amal, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 253 km orbit inclined 30.3°.
How many satellites did Hope (Emirates Mars Mission) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).