UAE Hope Probe completes first course correction to reach Mars’ orbit

UAE Hope Probe completes first course correction to reach Mars’ orbit

The Emirates Mars Mission has confirmed the completion of the Mars Hope probe's first trajectory correction manoeuvre (TCM1) as it continues its seven-month journey to the red planet.

The manoeuvre marks the first firing of the probe's six Delta-V thrusters, which were deployed for the first time in the course correction that will now see it 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.

Following the launch from the Tanegashima Space Centre on July 20, the Mars Hope probe will make some seven correction manoeuvres in its 493 million kilometre journey to Mars.

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