UAE launches Arab world's first Mars probe, establishes communication with orbiter (VIDEO)

[Muhammed45]

UAE launches Arab world's first Mars probe, establishes communication with orbiter (VIDEO)
20 Jul, 2020 06:42 / Updated 1 hour ago







The UAE has successfully launched a rocket carrying a Mars orbiter from a site in Japan. The probe, which will monitor the atmosphere on the Red Planet, is the Arab world's first interplanetary exploration mission.
The Emirati Hope (Amal) orbiter separated from the Mitsubishi H-IIA rocket and is heading for Mars, which it is scheduled to reach in February. The mission is going according to plan, officials said, as the ground team in Dubai has established communications with the probe and received its first signal transmitted to Earth.

Moments that make history... The Emirates Mars Mission team participates in the first Arabic countdown from Japan... The countdown that ushers a new era for Arab space exploration. #HopeMarsMission#HopeProbepic.twitter.com/PaKk75e5F9

— Hope Mars Mission (@HopeMarsMission) July 19, 2020
The spacecraft is designed to monitor Mars from above the planet using an infrared spectrometer, an ultraviolet spectrometer and a camera. The orbiter will study the atmosphere condition and record climate change on the Red Planet, among other things.

The launch marks the first interplanetary exploration mission by an Arab country. The historic send-off was due to commence earlier this month, but was delayed several times because of bad weather.

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[PeacefulWar]

Congrats.
This is nice. Hope more space programs coming from all countries.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Congratulations and wishing for a successful mission.

 

[Muhammed45]

https://www.rt.com/news/495250-uae-first-mars-orbiter/

The Writer of the article suggests That UAE has launched the Satellite which is a bit absurd. The Launcher and Launch site are Japanese.

Moreover what is the benefit of studying climate change of Mars and monitoring the planet for a country like UAE?

I think that this was a Foreign university's top project that lacked funding and UAE jumped in for getting attention of international community. Now people think that UAE is an Space power lmao.

Congrats Btw.

 

[Warrior100]

Congrats UAE

 

[merzifonlu]

Congrats.

 

[drumstick]

Wonderful news... Wish this Emirati Hope (Amal) meet all its mission objectives, be all the success come its way...

Mangalyaan is eagerly waiting for its arrival...

 

[Dariush the Great]

Did UAE just buy the sattelite and paid others or is it really a genuine UAE project completed by native UAE scientists, engineers ?

 

[Agha Sher]

Did UAE just buy the sattelite and paid others or is it really a genuine UAE project completed by native UAE scientists, engineers ?

All key aspect of the probe has been developed and built by American universities.

Anyhow, this is a start for the Arab world.

 

[mike2000 is back]

All key aspect of the probe has been developed and built by American universities.

Anyhow, this is a start for the Arab world.

Hmmmm....so this is how the rich kid in class pays the smart kid to do his assignments?

Jokes aside its a good step forward for the region. The most important thing is to start. So good luck.

By the way, didn't know mitsubishi had such an incredible rocket. Seems Japan is still a leading space power in Asia along with China, but they don't make much noise. Interesting

 

[Agha Sher]

Hmmmm....so this is how the rich kid in class pays the smart kid to do his assignments?

Jokes aside its a good step forward for the region. The most important thing is to start. So good luck.

By the way, didn't know mitsubishi had such an incredible rocket. Seems Japan is still a leading space power in Asia along with China, but they don't make much noise. Interesting

Indeed, the Japanese are not much for bragging. They've had some spectacular missions in the past.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Indeed, the Japanese are not much for bragging. They've had some spectacular missions in the past.

Yes , it's a cultural thing for them to be honest. I noticed that when I visited the country a few years ago. They are by far the most meticulous and discipline people I have ever encounter. Moreover bragging and boasting is not part of them at all, despite the fact that they are still the most developed country in Asia. A very peculiar country indeed

 

[Pak_Sher]

UAE launches Arab world's first Mars probe, establishes communication with orbiter (VIDEO)
20 Jul, 2020 06:42 / Updated 1 hour ago







The UAE has successfully launched a rocket carrying a Mars orbiter from a site in Japan. The probe, which will monitor the atmosphere on the Red Planet, is the Arab world's first interplanetary exploration mission.
The Emirati Hope (Amal) orbiter separated from the Mitsubishi H-IIA rocket and is heading for Mars, which it is scheduled to reach in February. The mission is going according to plan, officials said, as the ground team in Dubai has established communications with the probe and received its first signal transmitted to Earth.

Moments that make history... The Emirates Mars Mission team participates in the first Arabic countdown from Japan... The countdown that ushers a new era for Arab space exploration. #HopeMarsMission#HopeProbepic.twitter.com/PaKk75e5F9

— Hope Mars Mission (@HopeMarsMission) July 19, 2020
The spacecraft is designed to monitor Mars from above the planet using an infrared spectrometer, an ultraviolet spectrometer and a camera. The orbiter will study the atmosphere condition and record climate change on the Red Planet, among other things.

The launch marks the first interplanetary exploration mission by an Arab country. The historic send-off was due to commence earlier this month, but was delayed several times because of bad weather.

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Great project & program.

 

[Baibars_1260]

@jamahir

Karnage is right to the extent - a big extent - that SUPARCO should have had a manned space program by now instead of installing military gernails as chiefs who misfocused efforts towards military rocketry projects. And I believe SUPARCO would be making excuses if it said that it faced a seven-times-bigger enemy.

Actually it is sad that 50+ Muslim-majority countries did not combine efforts to have had a manned Mars program by now ( 2021 ).

This thread is for you.
Surprised to see a self styled leftist thinking in "Hindu Muslim " terms.
UAE 's Hope mission is a demonstration to what even a small Muslim nation can do.

SUPARCO was intended to provide weather and reconnaissance satellite launch capabilities for military purposes. Our Chinese allies provide us these capabilities along with other allies. Just as Norway, Denmark, and NATO countries rely on US space capabilities as allies We can focus our attention ( allocating technical manpower) on developing offensive missile capabilities .

Since you think in communal terms here is a "Muslim " space scientist for you to read up on. He could teach your Dr. Abdul Kalam some tricks.

Kerim Kerimov - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[jamahir]

Since you think in communal terms here is a "Muslim " space scientist for you to read up on. He could teach your Dr. Abdul Kalam some tricks.

Kerim Kerimov - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Hmm, I didn't know of him. Nice to read about him.

P.S : I know of the Afghan Muslim cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand and the Syrian Muslim cosmonaut Muhammed Faris who both went to space to stay aboard USSR's space stations. It is sad that now Faris has sided with the terrorists in the Syria war.

Surprised to see a self styled leftist thinking in "Hindu Muslim " terms.

No, it was a sincere question as to how those 50+ countries spent resources on military build-up and not on visionary things.

UAE 's Hope mission is a demonstration to what even a small Muslim nation can do.

To be honest though the Hope mission is UAE's initiative the construction of the space craft is not UAE's.

What I desire is for UAE, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Algeria, Syria, Iran etc to set aside their political differences and learn from the Hope mission and design and build the next Mars mission possibly within the next five years.

Also, they can have a Mars analog program too as some of these countries have similar geography to Mars. Westerners are doing this.

SUPARCO was intended to provide weather and reconnaissance satellite launch capabilities for military purposes. Our Chinese allies provide us these capabilities along with other allies. Just as Norway, Denmark, and NATO countries rely on US space capabilities as allies We can focus our attention ( allocating technical manpower) on developing offensive missile capabilities .

The "S" in SUPARCO stands for "Space", yes ?

And since Pakistan's military ally provides you with space surveillance assistance SUPARCO can be freed up for a civilian space program. Manned even.