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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hope probe was launched from Japan by a Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle, built and operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on 19 July 2020 and arrived at Mars on 9 February 2021. It became the first mission to Mars by any West Asian, Arab or Muslim-majority country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The UAE became only the fifth nation – after the US, Russia, China and India – to reach Mars, and only the second space agency to succeed on the first attempt (after India). You might also like: The Mars rover that came to life.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary objective of the mission is to study Martian weather dynamics. By correlating the lower atmosphere and upper atmosphere conditions, the probe will look into how weather changes the escape of hydrogen and oxygen into space.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hope launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center (opens in new tab) on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA rocket on July 19, 2020, after several delays (opens in new tab) due to weather. The spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket about an hour after liftoff.