The Hope Probe team and launch site officials at the Tanagashima Space Center, Japan, confirmed the preparedness of the Hope Probe to embark on its Mars voyage.
This came at a joint press conference held today in Japan that included the Emirates Mars team and the officials of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries responsible for the launch vehicle.
The director of the Emirates Project for Exploring Mars, "Probe of Hope", Eng. Omran Sharaf, confirmed that the UAE has several programs for space exploration.
And that the goal behind launching the probe of hope in its historical journey to explore the red planet is to gain a better understanding of Mars, as the probe of hope provides for the first time a comprehensive picture of the different weather seasons of the planet Mars for two consecutive years, placing it within the reach of the global scientific community, stressing the sharing of information that the probe will provide In order to develop human knowledge.
He praised the cooperation between the UAE and Japan and the international scientific partners of the Emirates Mars Project, stressing that this cooperation was behind reaching this station from the qualitative achievements of the project, which are hours separated from sending the first Arab and Islamic mission to explore the planets.
Imran Sharaf said that the probe of hope will provide the global scientific community with information previously not reached by humans about the different weather seasons of Mars for two consecutive years, indicating that the probe carries 3 scientific machines to study the climate of the red planet, as well as a scale to study temperatures, ice, water vapor and dust.
And on the details of the launch process, Imran Sharaf explained that the probe will separate from the missile an hour after the launch process and after eight minutes separation will operate the solar panels and about twenty minutes later, the first contact with the ground control center at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center will be and the technical team in the center will process the data analysis Contained by the probe, which lasts for three to four hours.
He pointed out that 28 days after the launch, the probe's propulsion and guidance system will be used to direct it towards the Mars orbit, as the high-precision propulsion system has been designed with an Emirati contribution.
He stressed that the Emirates project to explore Mars serves humanity in general and the scientific community in particular and puts the information it collects on Mars within the reach of more than 200 scientific institutions and research centers around the world.
He said that the Emirates Mars Exploration Project supports the position of the Emirates as a global partner in the development of human knowledge and enhances the Arab contribution in this field and transforms the UAE and the Arab world into countries that produce knowledge and actively participate in supporting the space sector and the scientific community. "He pointed out that the development of the Emirates Mars Exploration Project took 6 Years while similar missions of Mars take from 10 to 12 years, the project was accomplished at half the usual cost of other scientific projects to Mars and the project developed more than 200 new technological and scientific designs as well as more than 66 pieces of the probe were manufactured in the UAE and the project contract So far 15 global partnerships with universities and research centers.
For his part, Director of the Mitsubishi Launch Team Services Keji Suzuki reviewed the measures that were taken to ensure that all tests were completed before the launch of the Hope Probe, confirming that the experimental stage of the launch launch preparations was successful.
He said that cooperation with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center will continue in the future, stressing that technological innovations in space science contribute to the development of technology on the planet and help to create specific solutions used in daily life.
He stressed that preparations for the launch of the probe on schedule are continuing, and that the weather conditions are reassuring and stable for the launch process.
As announced at the joint press conference, the launch of the probe will start at 00:51:27 on July 15, 2020, Emirates time.
Tomorrow a meeting involving the Hope Probe team and the launch site officials will be held in Tanagashima, Japan, to assess the pre-launch weather conditions, to culminate in a series of studied and scheduled preparations made by the team over fifty days before the zero hour set for the launch of the probe, where the latest weather information will be presented.
Weather conditions play a very important and pivotal role in the decision to launch satellites due to their significant impact, especially in the upper atmosphere, on the chances of a safe ascent of the missile into space.
Weather conditions and weather conditions are checked periodically and continuously before launch and accordingly there will be an assessment of the weather condition five hours before launch and then one hour before takeoff to confirm the possibility of proceeding with the launch decision on time.
As is known, space projects and missions aimed at exploring the planets or the universe around us face multiple challenges and difficulties due to the nature of the space sector, which is characterized by high risk rates, and for these projects have long periods of readiness and experiences to ensure the best possible success rate.
And the probe of hope in its mission to Mars is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan using the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries platform, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was chosen for this mission due to its distinguished record and successful results in space technology circles around the world, and its possession of one of the highest success rates of launching space vehicles and satellites globally.
The company has a record percentage of the success of satellite launches, making it a key player in the level of space activities in Japan and the world, and the UAE has previously used it to launch the satellite "Khalifa Sat". It has met the various criteria set by the Emirates project to explore Mars, "the probe of hope" from Launch order.
It is noteworthy that the Emirates project to explore Mars is the first Arab and Islamic project to study the Red Planet and the probe of hope from the UAE, the center of hope for hundreds of millions of 56 Arab and Islamic countries, and it is an ambitious project to record an honorable Arab scientific and research presence in the field of exploring Mars.
The probe of hope is a message of confirmation to everyone on the ability of the UAE and the Arab world to accomplish huge projects and important scientific leaps if the vision and confidence in human capabilities, capabilities and energies are available. This project is an investment in the future and an inspiration for youth that there is no limit to the capabilities when there is will and determination. The probe of hope is also a message to future generations that nothing is impossible and those with determination can overcome barriers and challenges, look to discover more and turn challenges into opportunities.
The Emirates Mars Exploration project establishes the interest of the youth of the country and the Arab world to study and specialize in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, and the Emirates Mars Exploration project also contributes to building highly qualified Emirati cadres in the field of space technology, innovation and scientific and space research.
The probe does not carry astronauts on board, but rather an ambitious space science project aimed at exploring the atmosphere of Mars by sending adequate information around the clock that helps scientists understand the nature of the red planet.
The ambitious scientific project contributes to radical transformations in developing the capabilities of the UAE and the Arab world in the field of engineering, industrial, scientific and research infrastructures. The arrival of the probe of hope to the orbit of Mars in early 2021 coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Arab Emirates.