UAE Space Agency and MBRSC Receive First Transmission from Hope Probe
The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre have announced that the Ground Control station located in the Al Khawaneej area of Dubai has successfully received the first transmission from the Hope Probe at 03:10 am.
Further details about the mission will be announced in a press conference that will take place in Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Today (Monday) at 13:00 pm.
The Hope Probe blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre at 01:58 Monday morning, the Probe then was successfully released from the rocket at 02:55, and its solar panels were turned on to ensure at 03:00, then the panels were set to face the sun properly.
The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre have announced that the first transmission was received at 03:11. The team of the Ground Control Station has analyzed the data to ensure that the solar panels are facing the sun properly.
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The Ground Control Team is monitoring the functions of the Probe to ensure that all systems are working properly.
It will take seven months to travel the 493 million km, it is expected to reach its Mar’s orbit in February 2021 marking the 50th anniversary of the UAE.
The launch of the probe was delayed twice due to unstable weather conditions and July 20th was chosen as the third launch date.
The probe will remain orbiting Mars for an entire Martian year, 687 days, to gather sufficient data. A single orbit around Mars will take the probe 55 hours.
EMM aims to draw a clear and comprehensive picture of the Martian climate, which will give scientists deeper insight into the past and future of our own planet as well as the potential of life for humans on Mars and on other distant planets.
The Hope Probe team will communicate and share findings with the global Mars science community on key questions that no other mission has addressed before.
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