Emirates Mars Mission completes first trajectory correction manoeuvre

  • Date: 18-Aug-2020
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Defense
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates Mars Mission completes first trajectory correction manoeuvre

Mars Hope probe will make seven manoeuvres in its 493 million kilometre journey to the Red Planet

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), which blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre last month on a historic journey to the Red Planet, has completed its first trajectory correction manoeuvre and a major milestone for the mission.

The manoeuvre (TCM1) marks the first firing of the Mars Hope probe's six Delta-V thrusters, which were deployed for the first time in the vital course correction that will now see the probe directly targeting its Mars capture orbit.

“TCM1 was a major milestone for us, not only because it is the first time we have deployed the spacecraft's Delta-V thrusters, but also because it defines our path to cruise Mars,” said EMM project director Omran Sharaf.

The Mars Hope probe