Mars Hope

Space exploration probe mission to Mars. Mars Hope was launched on July 19, 2020 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 20, 2020).

COSPAR 2020-047ANORAD 45918United Arab Emirates

Identity

Name in GCAT: Misabar Al'Amal
Common name: Mars Hope
Payload designation: Hope Probe
International designator: 2020-047A
NORAD catalog number: 45918
GCAT identifier: S45918
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/957

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: UAE Deep
Owner: Rashid Space Ctr
Country: United Arab Emirates
Builder: University of Colorado-Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Platform (bus): Hope Probe

Launch

Date: July 19, 2020 · 21:58 UTC
Launch record: 2020-047Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 181 km
Inclination: 30.24°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 20, 2020
Last known active: February 2022

Size

Mass: 1,350 kg
Dry mass: 550 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 7.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01027
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: February 5, 2021
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · February 9, 2021

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 20, 2020	Earth	Jul 24, 2020	Escaped to another body	HCO
Feb 9, 2021	Mars	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21027958 (CC0).