MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched the Al Amal (“Hope”) probe to Mars, the mission announced, saying that communication has already been established with Hope Probe.
“Launch process complete: The Hope Probe has successfully separated from the launch vehicle,” the mission said on its official Twitter account, where the launch was broadcast live.
Hope was launched from the space center on the Japanese island of Tanegashima on Sunday at 21:58 GMT using a Mitsubishi H-IIA booster.
The launch was initially scheduled for 14 July but was postponed twice amid bad weather conditions.
The Hope Probe is expected to reach Mars in February, 2021. It will study Mars’ atmosphere, collecting data for two years, with a possible extension of the mission until 2025.
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