16 Jun 2020
Emirates Mars Mission developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, on track despite COVID-19
The 495,000,000km journey will begin at 00:51:27 UAE time on July 15 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre.
The UAE's historic Mars mission is just a month away. In 30 days, the Hope Probe will start its journey to the Red Planet to study its atmosphere.
On Monday, the Dubai Media Office tweeted a video to mark the 30-day countdown to the launch date.
The 495,000,000km journey will begin at 00:51:27 UAE time (05:51:27, Japan time) on July 15 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre. The scheduled launch date represents the opening of the launch window for the Emirates Mars Mission, which extends to August 13, 2020.
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