Hope Mars Mission
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The Hope Mars Mission is the United Arab Emirates' first interplanetary spacecraft, designed primarily to study the Martian atmosphere and climate from orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars orbiter
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interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ space mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EMM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Amal mission
NERFINISHED
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Emirates Mars Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apoapsisAltitude | approximately 43,000 km ⓘ |
| arrivalAtMarsDate | 2021-02-09 ⓘ |
| country | United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| dataUsage | open data for global scientific community ⓘ |
| developmentPartner |
Arizona State University
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationGoal | inspire STEM education in the Arab world ⓘ |
| enteredMarsOrbit | 2021-02-09 ⓘ |
| fundingBody | Government of the United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 25 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer
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Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Emirates eXploration Imager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2020-07-19 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | H-IIA 202 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 1350 kg ⓘ |
| missionDurationPlanned | 1 Martian year ⓘ |
| missionExtended | true ⓘ |
| missionType |
Mars atmospheric study
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planetary science ⓘ |
| objective |
create first complete picture of Martian atmosphere
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investigate escape of hydrogen and oxygen from Mars ⓘ study daily and seasonal weather cycles on Mars ⓘ understand link between lower and upper Martian atmosphere ⓘ |
| operator |
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
NERFINISHED
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United Arab Emirates Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 55 hours ⓘ |
| orbitType | highly elliptical Mars orbit ⓘ |
| periapsisAltitude | approximately 20,000 km ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study Martian atmosphere
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study Martian climate ⓘ |
| program | UAE Mars exploration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first Arab interplanetary mission
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first mission to provide full diurnal coverage of Martian atmosphere ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | United Arab Emirates Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Emirati-built spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftName | Al-Amal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftNameEnglish | Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyGoal | develop UAE space engineering capabilities ⓘ |
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