UAE’s Hope Probe covers 100 million km, shares Mars’ image

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE’s Hope Probe has shared images of solar system and planets as it moves towards its objective, Mars.

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, shared two images by the Hope Probe.

Sheikh Mohammed said, “Images taken by the UAE’s Hope Mars Mission, stating that the probe has travelled more than 100 million kilometres into its journey so far.

“The images show the probe having passed Jupiter and Saturn, with Mars ahead of the probe and in sight.”

On Aug. 17, the Hope Probe had successfully completed its first trajectory correction manoeuvre - a major milestone in its journey to Mars.

This was marked the first firing of the probe’s six Delta-V thrusters, for course correction that will see the probe directly targeting Mars’ capture orbit.