Hope Probe: A look at the UAE Mars Mission's launch site

The UAE launches the Arab world’s first mission to Mars in the early hours of Monday

Last updated: February 01, 2021 | 20:11

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Hope Probe will begin its journey to Mars in the early hours of July 20 at 1:58am (UAE time) from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre (TNSC) aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket.

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