Seven months ago, on July 20th, 2020, the Hope Probe left the earth from Tanegashemia Space Center in Japan. After 493.5 million km journey finally on Feb 9, the UAE’s Hope Probe has successfully entered orbit around Mars.
Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) is a complex manoeuvre, where Hope probe rapidly decelerates to enter a stable orbit with Mars. It is the most critical part of the mission. The stresses on the spacecraft of all engines firing at once are far beyond those at launch and it will be completed with a 22-minute two-way radio delay from Earth. This requires the spacecraft to be highly autonomous.
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