Final launch preparations under way for UAE Mars Mission – The National

  • Date: 11-Jul-2020
  • Source: The National
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Final launch preparations under way for UAE Mars Mission – The National

The first Arab mission to Mars is scheduled for lift off on July 15













































Final preparations are under way at the launch site for the UAE Mars Mission in Japan's Tanegashima Island. The Hope probe was placed inside this payload fairing last week and was transferred to building where the rocket is kept. Courtesy: Shoma Watanbe







The launch pad is ready to receive the H-IIA rocket, which will deliver the Hope probe to space. Lift off is scheduled for July 15, 12.51am (UAE time). It will take 30 to 40-minutes for the rocket to be transported to the launch pad. Courtesy: Yoshiaki Sakita







The payload fairing, which is holding the spacecraft, will now be mounted on top of the rocket. The structure is meant to protect the probe from dynamic pressure and aerodynamic heating it experiences during its launch into an atmosphere. Courtesy: Shoma Watanbe 







The Hope spacecraft has already been encapsulated into the payload fairing. The probe was already fuelled with 800kgs of hydrogen for its seven-month-long journey to Mars. Courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission







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