"Probe of Hope" ends the stage of post-launch tests
The "Probe of Hope" went into orbit on a journey that would cover 493 million kilometers.
The "Hope Probe" project confirmed the end of the post-launch testing phase, 45 days after its launch, explaining that the probe was designed to operate automatically, and after completing the first stage, the Dubai Operations Center reduced the direct contact of the probe.
The project stated on its official account on "Twitter" yesterday that the current speed of the probe is 112,200 km / h, adding that it had covered a distance of 126.6 million km.
The "Hope Probe" launched its historic journey from the Tanegashima Space Center, in Japan, on July 20, amid global attention and follow-up, heading to its orbit on Mars, aboard the H2A launch rocket, on a journey that would travel 493 million A kilometer, and it takes nearly seven months to write a scientific achievement, the first of its kind in Arab and Islamic history.
The probe separated from the missile an hour after the launch, and minutes later, it began operating the solar panels.
The UAE project to explore Mars, "The Hope Probe" - the first Arab and Islamic project to study the Red Planet - culminates in a scientific effort in which 200 male and female engineers and engineers participated in the UAE over the past six years, as part of the UAE project to explore Mars.
Since its launch in 2014, the project has achieved many scientific achievements, including the completion of 200 new scientific technological designs and the manufacture of 66 pieces of probe components in the UAE.
The story of transferring the probe to the space launch station in Japan is an inspiring experience in itself, especially as it was carried out under difficult and unprecedented conditions in the world due to the Corona pandemic (Covid-19), and the resulting technical and logistical challenges, foremost of which is the disruption of air navigation and movement Transportation around the world.
The "Hope Probe" team succeeded in completing the transportation process according to the scheduled schedule, in a journey that took 83 hours by land, air and sea.
It is planned that the "Probe of Hope" will reach the orbit of Mars in the first quarter of 2021, in conjunction with the UAE celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the union.
The probe is designed to have a lifespan of two Martian years (equivalent to four Earth years), and that the scientific mission of the probe will be accomplished in a Martian year, and if it completes the mission during the first Martian year, there will be another mars year opportunity to add new tasks to the probe .
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