The automatic interplanetary probe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) "

The Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Space Center reported on Twitter on Tuesday February 9 that the UAE is the fifth country in history to reach the Red Planet..

The launch took place on July 20, 2020 using a Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.

Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan watched the spacecraft's entry into orbit.

The probe is designed to study the climate and the lower atmosphere of the Red Planet. It is equipped with three cameras allowing for observation in the visible, infrared and ultraviolet ranges. Reported by Deutsche Welle.