The Emirati project is one of three races to Mars, including Tianwen-1 from China and Mars 2020 from the United States, taking advantage of a period when Earth and Mars are closer.
In October, Mars will be a relatively close distance to 38.6 million miles (62.07 million km) from Earth, according to NASA.
"Hope" is expected to enter Mars orbit in February 2021, marking the 50th anniversary of the UAE's unification, a seven-emirate alliance.
Unlike the other two Mars companies scheduled for this year, it will not land on the Red Planet, but will orbit it for an entire Martian year, or 687 days.
Fom NDTV News
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