UAE probe reaches Mars' orbit

Hope Probe launched in July and is the first Mars mission conducted by an Arab state.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 09: A man reacts as Hope Probe enters the orbit of Mars at Burj Park on February 09, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. If successful, the UAE's space program would be the fifth to reach the Martian orbit, after the US, Russia, the EU, and India. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
A man reacts as Hope Probe enters the orbit of Mars at Burj Park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 9, 2021. - Francois Nel/Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates’ Mars probe reached the planet’s orbit on Tuesday, the state-run Emirates News Agency reported.

The Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe has traveled more than 480 million kilometers (nearly 300 million miles), according to the tracker on the UAE Space Agency website.

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