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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has on Monday launched its first spacecraft 'Amal' to Mars on a seven-month journey from Japan, making it the Emirate's first interplanetary mission. The well-anticipated lift-off was watched by people at the space center in Dubai and online across the world with claps and cheers throughout. The 'Amal' orbiter which took off after a five-day delay due to bad weather left the Tanegashima space center aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H-IIA rocket. It later separated successfully from the Mitsubishi to continue its journey to Mars.


The UAE Mars mission Director, Omran Sharaf said the probe had already sent signals to be analyzed, adding that the probe expected to reach Mars in February 2021 to begin transmitting Martian atmospheric data.

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