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AL-AMAL (HOPE) (45918)
COSPAR: 2020-047A | Alt Name: Misabar Al'Amal
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 19, 2020
Launch Site
TANSC
Launch Pad
Y
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 202
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
45918
International Designator
2020-047A
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:09:35 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
30.35°
Right Ascension
309.58°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
293.90°
Period
89.32 min
Mean Motion
16.12 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
AL-AMAL (HOPE)
Alternative Name
Misabar Al'Amal
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
MBRSC
Country
United Arab Emirates
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 45918U 20047A 20201.92332176 +.00001484 -46927-5 +00000-0 0 9999
2 45918 030.3470 309.5833 0007500 293.9000 179.9000 16.12219793000009
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The AL-AMAL (HOPE), also known as Misabar Al'Amal, is a Mars orbiter satellite developed by the UAE's Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and manufactured by CLASP. Launched on July 19, 2020, from Tanegashima Space Center using an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 2.9 meters in length, 2.4 meters in diameter, and a span of 7.9 meters. The satellite's dry mass is 550 kg with a launch mass of 1350 kg. Equipped with EXI, EMIRS, and EMUS instruments for scientific observation, it relies on three deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power. The mission has an expected lifetime of two years in orbit around Mars.
Physical Characteristics
Length
2.9
Diameter
2.4
Span
7.9
Dry Mass
550
Launch Mass
1350
Shape
Box+ 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Hope Probe
Purpose
Mars orbiter
Mission
Mars orbiter
Manufacturer
CLASP
Life Expectancy
2 years
Bus
Hope Probe
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
LAE
Equipment
EXI, EMIRS, EMUS
Power System
3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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